dreist

[dʁaɪ̯st]

/[dʁaɪ̯st]/ adj

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The verdict

“dreist” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,066. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,066
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ohne Respekt, ohne Zurückhaltung

Corpus desk

Index DE-dreist · dreist · German

dreist · rank #15,066 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,066
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH doppelter

Nearest frequency peer: doppelter (-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 „dreist“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „dreist“ 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).

dreist vs dritt
67% similar
dreist vs dress
67% similar
dreist vs Drift
50% similar

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

Key facts for dreist
PropertyValue
Headworddreist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[dʁaɪ̯st]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,066
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dreist“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.dreistliegt 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: „doppelter“ (#15,065), „Duden“ (#15,067), „digitaler“ (#15,064). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dreist“ bei #15,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around dreist (IPA [dʁaɪ̯st]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #15,066 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ohne Respekt, ohne Zurückhaltung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for dreist, with forms such as "ddreist", "derist", and "dreisst". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "dritt", "dress", "Drift", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 dreist, spelled D-R-E-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ohne Respekt, ohne Zurückhaltung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ganz schön dreist, der Bursche.
  2. „Nein, er gefällt mir nicht, der neue Bürgermeister.“ / „Nun, da er's ist, wird er nur täglich dreister.“ („Osterspaziergang“; J. W. Goethe, Faust I)

Antonyms

ehrerbietendrespektvoll

This word in other languages

brash(English)insolente(Español)effronté(Français)atrevido(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddreist
  • derist
  • dreisst
  • dreistt
  • dreits
  • dresit
  • driest
  • drreist
  • rdeist

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dreist - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddreist1derist2dreisst1dreistt1dreits2dresit2driest2drreist1
Edit distance from "dreist"

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 "dreist"?
"dreist" is spelled D-R-E-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [dʁaɪ̯st].
What does "dreist" mean?
As an adjective, "dreist" means: ohne Respekt, ohne Zurückhaltung
What words are commonly confused with "dreist"?
"dreist" is commonly confused with "dritt", "dress", "Drift". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dreist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dreist" is [dʁaɪ̯st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dreist" come from?
"dreist" 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 "dreist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dezent#15,063eifrig#15,070erklär#15,077biegen#15,049

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

brüllen9 variantsbergab9 variantsBackup9 variantsAufrufe9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list