dreier

[ˈdʁaɪ̯ɐ]

/[ˈdʁaɪ̯ɐ]/ num

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The verdict

“dreier” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,820. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,820
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Plural der Flexion ohne bestimmten Artikel der Kardinalzahl drei

Corpus desk

Index DE-dreier · dreier · German

dreier · rank #5,820 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,820
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dunkelheit

Nearest frequency peer: Dunkelheit (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „dreier“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „dreier“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dreier vs drein
67% similar
dreier vs drüber
67% similar
dreier vs dreist
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dreier
PropertyValue
Headworddreier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈdʁaɪ̯ɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,820
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dreier“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).dreierliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dunkelheit“ (#5,821), „DOC“ (#5,818), „duo“ (#5,822). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dreier“ bei #5,820. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around dreier (IPA [ˈdʁaɪ̯ɐ]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #5,820 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Genitiv Plural der Flexion ohne bestimmten Artikel der Kardinalzahl drei".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for dreier, with forms such as "ddreier", "derier", and "dreeir". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "drein", "drüber", "dreist", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is dreier, spelled D-R-E-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Plural der Flexion ohne bestimmten Artikel der Kardinalzahl drei

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddreier
  • derier
  • dreeir
  • dreierr
  • dreire
  • drieer
  • drreier
  • rdeier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dreier - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddreier1derier2dreeir2dreierr1dreire2drieer2drreier1rdeier2
Edit distance from "dreier"

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 "dreier"?
"dreier" is spelled D-R-E-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁaɪ̯ɐ].
What does "dreier" mean?
As a numeral, "dreier" means: Genitiv Plural der Flexion ohne bestimmten Artikel der Kardinalzahl drei
What words are commonly confused with "dreier"?
"dreier" is commonly confused with "drein", "drüber", "dreist". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dreier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dreier" is [ˈdʁaɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dreier" come from?
"dreier" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bäumen#5,812Fieber#5,828blasen#5,810genügt#5,837

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

flach8 variantsFürst8 variantsbauten8 variantsgewiss8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list