Dreigespann
[ˈdʁaɪ̯ɡəˌʃpan]
The verdict
“Dreigespann” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gespann, bei dem drei Zugtiere verwendet werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-dreigespann · Dreigespann · German
Dreigespann · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Dreigespann |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʁaɪ̯ɡəˌʃpan] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dreigespann“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dreigespann is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁaɪ̯ɡəˌʃpan]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Dreigespann in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Dreigespann, spelled D-R-E-I-G-E-S-P-A-N-N.
Definition
- 1Gespann, bei dem drei Zugtiere verwendet werden
- 2Gruppe aus drei zusammengehörenden Objekten, Personen, et cetera
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dreigespann appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mit Schreien und Quietschen und Peitschenschwingen suchten die übrigen Dreigespanne zu folgen und wussten sich nicht anders zu helfen, als dass sie auch die Mittelpferde zum Galopp übergehen liessen.“
„So nannten Irokesen und Cherokee das Dreigespann aus Mais, Bohnen und Kürbis.“
Synonyms
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.