dreieckig

[ˈdʁaɪ̯ʔɛkɪç]

/[ˈdʁaɪ̯ʔɛkɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“dreieckig” is uncommon German (frequency #59,578 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,578
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Form eines Dreiecks habend

Corpus desk

Index DE-dreieckig · dreieckig · German

dreieckig · rank #59,578 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,578
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drehleiter

Nearest frequency peer: Drehleiter (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „dreieckig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „dreieckig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dreieckig
PropertyValue
Headworddreieckig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʁaɪ̯ʔɛkɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,578
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dreieckig“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).dreieckigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Drehleiter“ (#59,577), „dolls“ (#59,576), „Drittels“ (#59,580). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dreieckig“ bei #59,578. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dreieckig is uncommon German at frequency #59,578 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdʁaɪ̯ʔɛkɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Form eines Dreiecks habend".

No generated misspelling entries exist for dreieckig in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dreieckig, spelled D-R-E-I-E-C-K-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Form eines Dreiecks habend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dreieckig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Hut aus dem Lied „Mein Hut, der hat drei Ecken“ ist dreieckig.
  2. „Typisch für die meist aus Feuerstein und anderen feinkörnigen Gesteinsarten hergestellten Faustkeile ist die durch beiderseitige Abschläge hergestellte dreieckige bis birnenförmige Form.“

Synonyms

triangulärtrigonal

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dreieckig"?
"dreieckig" is spelled D-R-E-I-E-C-K-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁaɪ̯ʔɛkɪç].
What does "dreieckig" mean?
As an adjective, "dreieckig" means: die Form eines Dreiecks habend
How do you pronounce "dreieckig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dreieckig" is [ˈdʁaɪ̯ʔɛkɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dreieckig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dreieckig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list