dreisten

[ˈdʁaɪ̯stn̩]

/[ˈdʁaɪ̯stn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“dreisten” is uncommon German (frequency #50,394 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,394
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist

Corpus desk

Index DE-dreisten · dreisten · German

dreisten · rank #50,394 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,394
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dreiländereck

Nearest frequency peer: Dreiländereck (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „dreisten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „dreisten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dreisten
PropertyValue
Headworddreisten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʁaɪ̯stn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,394
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dreisten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).dreistenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dreiländereck“ (#50,393), „dosiert“ (#50,392), „Duktus“ (#50,396). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dreisten“ bei #50,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dreisten is uncommon German at frequency #50,394 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdʁaɪ̯stn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

dreisten has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dreisten, spelled D-R-E-I-S-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs 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 "dreisten"?
"dreisten" is spelled D-R-E-I-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁaɪ̯stn̩].
What does "dreisten" mean?
As an adjective, "dreisten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
How do you pronounce "dreisten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dreisten" is [ˈdʁaɪ̯stn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dreisten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list