dreifach

/[ˈdʁaɪ̯fax]/ num

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,862

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

dreifach is aGermannum. It means: dreimal so oft oder so viel Pronounced [ˈdʁaɪ̯fax]. Often confused with dreifache and dreifachen.

Key facts for dreifach
PropertyValue
Headworddreifach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNum
IPA[ˈdʁaɪ̯fax]
Letters8
Frequency rank#15,862
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of dreifach in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for dreifach is 8 letters long, classified as anum, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʁaɪ̯fax]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,862 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "dreimal so oft oder so viel".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for dreifach, with forms such as "ddreifach", "derifach", and "drefiach". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "dreifache", "dreifachen", "dreifacher", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is dreifach, spelled D-R-E-I-F-A-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    dreimal so oft oder so viel

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddreifach,derifach,drefiach,dreiafch,dreifacch,dreifachh,dreifahc,dreifcah,dreiffach,driefach,drreifach,rdeifach

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dreifach

Misspelling Variants of "dreifach"

ddreifach9derifach8drefiach8dreiafch8dreifacch9dreifachh9dreifahc8dreifcah8
Misspelling Variants of "dreifach"

Frequency rank: #15,862 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dreifach"?
"dreifach" is spelled D-R-E-I-F-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁaɪ̯fax].
What does "dreifach" mean?
As a num, "dreifach" means: dreimal so oft oder so viel
What words are commonly confused with "dreifach"?
"dreifach" is commonly confused with "dreifache", "dreifachen", "dreifacher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dreifach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dreifach" is [ˈdʁaɪ̯fax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dreifach" come from?
"dreifach" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.