dreister
[ˈdʁaɪ̯stɐ]
The verdict
“dreister” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #45,862 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #45,862
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dreister |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈdʁaɪ̯stɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #45,862 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dreister” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for dreister is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʁaɪ̯stɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,862 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for dreister, with forms such as "ddreister", "derister", and "dreisetr". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "dritter", "Dressler", "dreier", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 dreister, spelled D-R-E-I-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
- 5Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddreister,derister,dreisetr,dreisster,dreisterr,dreistre,dreistter,dreitser,dresiter,driester,drreister,rdeister
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dreister - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “dreister”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-R-E-I-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdʁaɪ̯stɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dritter” - see the side-by-side comparison. dreister vs dritter
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.