Dreigestirn

[ˈdʁaɪ̯ɡəˌʃtɪʁn]

/[ˈdʁaɪ̯ɡəˌʃtɪʁn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dreigestirn” is uncommon German (frequency #83,866 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,866
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gruppe von drei hervorgehobenen Objekten oder Personen

Corpus desk

Index DE-dreigestirn · Dreigestirn · German

Dreigestirn · rank #83,866 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,866
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drehbuchs

Nearest frequency peer: Drehbuchs (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Dreigestirn“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Dreigestirn“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dreigestirn
PropertyValue
HeadwordDreigestirn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁaɪ̯ɡəˌʃtɪʁn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#83,866
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dreigestirn“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dreigestirnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Drehbuchs“ (#83,865), „drangsalieren“ (#83,864), „drittletzten“ (#83,868). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dreigestirn“ bei #83,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dreigestirn is uncommon German at frequency #83,866 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁaɪ̯ɡəˌʃtɪʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Dreigestirn, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Dreigestirn, spelled D-R-E-I-G-E-S-T-I-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gruppe von drei hervorgehobenen Objekten oder Personen
  2. 2
    Symbolfiguren des rheinischen Karnevals: Prinz, Bauer und Jungfrau

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Dreigestirn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Viele kleine Leser kamen in der Grundschule Isenbüttel ganz groß raus. In einem spannenden Wettbewerb klärten sie, wer das Dreigestirn der Lesekönige bildet: Henriette Clemens (2a), Ida Wichmann (3a) und Maximilian Speh (4c).“
  2. „In den Regen hinaus treten Würdenträger, Dreigestirn und, allen voran, Präsident Ritterbach.“

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 "Dreigestirn"?
"Dreigestirn" is spelled D-R-E-I-G-E-S-T-I-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁaɪ̯ɡəˌʃtɪʁn].
What does "Dreigestirn" mean?
As a noun, "Dreigestirn" means: Gruppe von drei hervorgehobenen Objekten oder Personen
How do you pronounce "Dreigestirn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dreigestirn" is [ˈdʁaɪ̯ɡəˌʃtɪʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dreigestirn" come from?
"Dreigestirn" 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 "Dreigestirn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list