dreifache

Name: dreifache, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈdʁaɪ̯faxə]

/[ˈdʁaɪ̯faxə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“dreifache” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,961. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,961
frequency rank, German: 45,632
“D” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreifach

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

dreifache vs dreifachen

90% similar

dreifache vs dreifacher

90% similar

dreifache vs dreifach

89% similar

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

Key facts for dreifache
Property	Value
Headword	dreifache
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈdʁaɪ̯faxə]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#16,961
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dreifache” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dreifache lands here:

#16,961

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around dreifache (IPA [ˈdʁaɪ̯faxə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,961 among 45,632 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for dreifache, with forms such as "ddreifache", "derifache", and "drefiache". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "dreifachen", "dreifacher", "dreifach", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is dreifache, spelled D-R-E-I-F-A-C-H-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreifach
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreifach
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreifach
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreifach
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreifach
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreifach
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreifach
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreifach
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreifach

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddreifache,derifache,drefiache,dreiafche,dreifacche,dreifaceh,dreifachhe,dreifahce,dreifcahe,dreiffache,driefache,drreifache,rdeifache

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dreifache - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "dreifache"

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 "dreifache"?

"dreifache" is spelled D-R-E-I-F-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁaɪ̯faxə].

What does "dreifache" mean?

As an adjective, "dreifache" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreifach

What words are commonly confused with "dreifache"?

"dreifache" is commonly confused with "dreifachen", "dreifacher", "dreifach". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "dreifache"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dreifache" is [ˈdʁaɪ̯faxə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "dreifache" come from?

"dreifache" 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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Using “dreifache”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is D-R-E-I-F-A-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈdʁaɪ̯faxə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “dreifachen” - see the side-by-side comparison. dreifache vs dreifachen
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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.