Dreikönig
[dʁaɪ̯ˈkøːnɪç]
The verdict
“Dreikönig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Fest Erscheinung des Herrn/Epiphanie am 6. Januar
Corpus desk
Index DE-dreikonig · Dreikönig · German
Dreikönig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Dreikönig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dʁaɪ̯ˈkøːnɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dreikönig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dreikönig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dʁaɪ̯ˈkøːnɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Fest Erscheinung des Herrn/Epiphanie am 6. Januar".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Dreikönig, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Dreikönig, spelled D-R-E-I-K-Ö-N-I-G.
Definition
- 1das Fest Erscheinung des Herrn/Epiphanie am 6. Januar
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dreikönig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dreikönig fällt dieses Jahr auf einen Montag.
Die Schulferien dauerten bis Dreikönig.
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.