dreieckig
[ˈdʁaɪ̯ʔɛkɪç]
The verdict
“dreieckig” is uncommon German (frequency #59,578 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,578
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Form eines Dreiecks habend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dreieckig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈdʁaɪ̯ʔɛkɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #59,578 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dreieckig” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dreieckig is uncommon German at frequency #59,578 among 45,632 “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
- 1die Form eines Dreiecks habend
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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.
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Using “dreieckig”
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- The one correct German spelling is D-R-E-I-E-C-K-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.