dreisprachig

[ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌʃpʁaːxɪç]

/[ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌʃpʁaːxɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“dreisprachig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - drei Sprachen beherrschend

Corpus desk

Index DE-dreisprachig · dreisprachig · German

dreisprachig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 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.

Key facts for dreisprachig
PropertyValue
Headworddreisprachig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌʃpʁaːxɪç]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dreisprachig“ im Deutschen

dreisprachigsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dreisprachig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌʃpʁaːxɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

dreisprachig has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is dreisprachig, spelled D-R-E-I-S-P-R-A-C-H-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    drei Sprachen beherrschend
  2. 2
    in drei Sprachen abgefasst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Wie der Knoten gelöst werden könnte? Durch eine tiefgreifende Staatsreform: »Brüssel mit all seinen Ausländern«, fordert Van Parijs, »muss offiziell dreisprachig werden - Flämisch, Wallonisch, Englisch«.“
  2. „Die Stele trug eine dreisprachige Inschrift, eine sogenannte Trilinguis, von der allerdings in jeder Sprache Teile fehlten. “

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dreisprachig"?
"dreisprachig" is spelled D-R-E-I-S-P-R-A-C-H-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌʃpʁaːxɪç].
What does "dreisprachig" mean?
As an adjective, "dreisprachig" means: drei Sprachen beherrschend
How do you pronounce "dreisprachig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dreisprachig" is [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌʃpʁaːxɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dreisprachig" come from?
"dreisprachig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list