Dreiklang
[ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌklaŋ]
The verdict
“Dreiklang” is uncommon German (frequency #56,907 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,907
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zusammenklang von drei verschiedenen Tönen
Corpus desk
Index DE-dreiklang · Dreiklang · German
Dreiklang · rank #56,907 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,907
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,632
- PHOTO-FINISH dreitägige
Nearest frequency peer: dreitägige (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Dreiklang”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Doppelspitze
Doppelspitze
43,098 corpus weight
- drain
drain
43,097 corpus weight
- Drehtag
Drehtag
43,096 corpus weight
- Dreiklang
Dreiklang
43,094 corpus weight
- dreitägige
dreitägige
43,093 corpus weight
- dunkelbraune
dunkelbraune
43,091 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Dreiklang” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dreiklang |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌklaŋ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #56,907 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dreiklang” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Dreiklang is uncommon German at frequency #56,907 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌklaŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zusammenklang von drei verschiedenen Tönen".
Dreiklang has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Dreiklang, spelled D-R-E-I-K-L-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1Zusammenklang von drei verschiedenen Tönen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dreiklang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Dreiklang am Schluss eines Satzes ist häufig eine Tonika.
„Die Tonfolge eines gebrochenen Dreiklangs, die sich in kurzen Abständen in anschwellendem Maße wiederholte, führte ihn in die Gegenwart zurück.“
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dreiklang", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.