Dreifuß
[ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌfuːs]
The verdict
“Dreifuß” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gegenstand (Gefäß, Gestell, Möbelstück), der drei Beine/Füße hat
Corpus desk
Index DE-dreifu · Dreifuß · German
Dreifuß · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dreifuß |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌfuːs] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dreifuß“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dreifuß is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌfuːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gegenstand (Gefäß, Gestell, Möbelstück), der drei Beine/Füße hat".
Zero misspellings are on record for Dreifuß in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Dreifuß, spelled D-R-E-I-F-U-S-S.
Definition
- 1Gegenstand (Gefäß, Gestell, Möbelstück), der drei Beine/Füße hat
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Dreifuß appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Da erhebt Jón Gudmundsson sich von dem Dreifuß vor dem Pult, wirft sich vor seinem Meister auf die Knie und bekennt, daß das Buch der Bücher und aller Edelsteine Edelstein, die Skálda selber, verschwunden sei.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.