Dreieich
[dʁaɪ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ç]
The verdict
“Dreieich” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #43,813. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,813
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dreieich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [dʁaɪ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #43,813 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dreieich” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Dreieich (IPA [dʁaɪ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ç]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #43,813 among 45,632 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dreieich, with forms such as "ddreieich", "derieich", and "dreeiich". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "dreifach", "Dreieck", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Dreieich, spelled D-R-E-I-E-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1eine Stadt in Hessen, Deutschland
- 2ein Gebiet im westlichen Teil des Landkreises Offenbach, das die heutigen Städte und Gemeinden Egelsbach, Dreieich, Langen und Neu-Isenburg umfasst
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddreieich,derieich,dreeiich,dreiecih,dreieicch,dreieichh,dreieihc,dreiiech,drieeich,drieiech,drreieich,rdeieich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dreieich - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Dreieich”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-R-E-I-E-I-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [dʁaɪ̯ˈʔaɪ̯ç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dreifach” - see the side-by-side comparison. Dreieich vs dreifach
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
Data Source
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.