drein

[dʁaɪ̯n]

/[dʁaɪ̯n]/ adv

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The verdict

“drein” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,536. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,536
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in eine bestimmte Situation/Lage hinein

Corpus desk

Index DE-drein · drein · German

drein · rank #44,536 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,536
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH draw

Nearest frequency peer: draw (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „drein“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „drein“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

drein vs drin
80% similar
drein vs drew
60% similar
drein vs drink
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for drein
PropertyValue
Headworddrein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[dʁaɪ̯n]
Letters5
Frequency rank#44,536
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „drein“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).dreinliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „draw“ (#44,535), „Dumas“ (#44,537), „dunklere“ (#44,538). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „drein“ bei #44,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around drein (IPA [dʁaɪ̯n]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #44,536 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in eine bestimmte Situation/Lage hinein".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for drein, with forms such as "ddrein", "derin", and "dreinn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "drin", "drew", "drink", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is drein, spelled D-R-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in eine bestimmte Situation/Lage hinein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Schau nicht so traurig drein, morgen ist auch noch ein Tag.
  2. Das ist sein Schicksal, er muss sich drein schicken.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddrein
  • derin
  • dreinn
  • dreni
  • drien
  • drrein
  • rdein

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drein - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddrein1derin2dreinn1dreni2drien2drrein1rdein2
Edit distance from "drein"

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 "drein"?
"drein" is spelled D-R-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dʁaɪ̯n].
What does "drein" mean?
As an adverb, "drein" means: in eine bestimmte Situation/Lage hinein
What words are commonly confused with "drein"?
"drein" is commonly confused with "drin", "drew", "drink". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "drein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drein" is [dʁaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drein" come from?
"drein" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "drein", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Dumas#44,537dolby#44,530Elben#44,558eller#44,559

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

eilten7 variantsAthos7 variantsAmalie7 variantsHilda7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list