dreister

Name: dreister, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈdʁaɪ̯stɐ]

/[ˈdʁaɪ̯stɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“dreister” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,862. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,862
frequency rank, German: 2,764
“D” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-dreister · dreister · German

dreister · rank #45,862 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

FREQ-MID #45,862
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 2,764
PHOTO-FINISH Dragoner

Nearest frequency peer: Dragoner (-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.

dissen

54,142
Dragoner

54,140
dreister

54,139
Drucksachen

54,138
dröhnt

54,137
duften

54,136

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

dreister vs dritter

75% similar

dreister vs Dressler

63% similar

dreister vs dreier

75% similar

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

Key facts for dreister
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)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dreister“

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

#45,862

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dragoner“ (#45,861), „Drucksachen“ (#45,863), „dröhnt“ (#45,864). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dreister“ bei #45,862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around dreister (IPA [ˈdʁaɪ̯stɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #45,862 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

1
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
2
Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
3
Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
4
Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist
5
Nominativ 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.

Edit distance from "dreister"

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 "dreister"?

"dreister" is spelled D-R-E-I-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁaɪ̯stɐ].

What does "dreister" mean?

As an adjective, "dreister" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreist

What words are commonly confused with "dreister"?

"dreister" is commonly confused with "dritter", "Dressler", "dreier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "dreister"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dreister" is [ˈdʁaɪ̯stɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "dreister" come from?

"dreister" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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