Dreistigkeit

[ˈdʁaɪ̯stɪçkaɪ̯t]

/[ˈdʁaɪ̯stɪçkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dreistigkeit” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,115. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,115
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dreiste Art; das Dreistsein

Corpus desk

Index DE-dreistigkeit · Dreistigkeit · German

Dreistigkeit · rank #41,115 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,115
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dreiecke

Nearest frequency peer: Dreiecke (-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 „Dreistigkeit“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dreistigkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordDreistigkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁaɪ̯stɪçkaɪ̯t]
Letters12
Frequency rank#41,115
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Dreistigkeit“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Dreistigkeitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dreiecke“ (#41,114), „Duma“ (#41,116), „dranbleiben“ (#41,113). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dreistigkeit“ bei #41,115. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Dreistigkeit (IPA [ˈdʁaɪ̯stɪçkaɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,115 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dreistigkeit, with forms such as "ddreistigkeit", "deristigkeit", and "dreisitgkeit". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Dreistigkeit, spelled D-R-E-I-S-T-I-G-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    dreiste Art; das Dreistsein
  2. 2
    dreiste Aussage oder Handlung; etwas Dreistes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dreistigkeit siegt.
  2. Sie trat mit einer Dreistigkeit ohnegleichen auf.

This word in other languages

audacity(English)audacia(Español)effronterie(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddreistigkeit
  • deristigkeit
  • dreisitgkeit
  • dreisstigkeit
  • dreistgikeit
  • dreistigekit
  • dreistiggkeit
  • dreistigkeitt
  • dreistigketi
  • dreistigkiet
  • dreistigkkeit
  • dreistikgeit
  • dreisttigkeit
  • dreitsigkeit
  • dresitigkeit
  • driestigkeit
  • driestigkiet
  • drreistigkeit
  • rdeistigkeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dreistigkeit - 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.

ddreistigkeit1deristigkeit2dreisitgkeit2dreisstigkeit1dreistgikeit2dreistigekit2dreistiggkeit1dreistigkeitt1
Edit distance from "Dreistigkeit"

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 "Dreistigkeit"?
"Dreistigkeit" is spelled D-R-E-I-S-T-I-G-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁaɪ̯stɪçkaɪ̯t].
What does "Dreistigkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Dreistigkeit" means: dreiste Art; das Dreistsein
What are common misspellings of "Dreistigkeit"?
Common misspellings include "ddreistigkeit", "deristigkeit", "dreisitgkeit", "dreisstigkeit", "dreistgikeit". The correct spelling is "Dreistigkeit".
How do you pronounce "Dreistigkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dreistigkeit" is [ˈdʁaɪ̯stɪçkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dreistigkeit" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eingewickelt#41,130Entführungen#41,140bewahrheitet#41,077fahrlässiger#41,156

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

fortbestehen19 variantsfreischalten19 variantsausverkauften19 variantsGesichtszüge19 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list