dreitausend

[ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌtaʊ̯zn̩t]

/[ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌtaʊ̯zn̩t]/ num

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The verdict

“dreitausend” is uncommon German (frequency #68,142 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,142
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Kardinalzahl zwischen 2999 und 3001; dreißig mal hundert

Corpus desk

Index DE-dreitausend · dreitausend · German

dreitausend · rank #68,142 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,142
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dreimonatigen

Nearest frequency peer: dreimonatigen (-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 „dreitausend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dreitausend
PropertyValue
Headworddreitausend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌtaʊ̯zn̩t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#68,142
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dreitausend“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.dreitausendfällt 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: „dreimonatigen“ (#68,141), „Dreiviertelstunde“ (#68,143), „drohend“ (#68,144). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dreitausend“ bei #68,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dreitausend is uncommon German at frequency #68,142 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anumeral, transcribed [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌtaʊ̯zn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Kardinalzahl zwischen 2999 und 3001; dreißig mal hundert".

Zero misspellings are on record for dreitausend in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is dreitausend, spelled D-R-E-I-T-A-U-S-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Kardinalzahl zwischen 2999 und 3001; dreißig mal hundert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Auf der Demonstration waren ungefähr dreitausend Menschen.
  2. Die App hat dreitausend Nutzer, wovon der Großteil weiblich ist.

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 "dreitausend"?
"dreitausend" is spelled D-R-E-I-T-A-U-S-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌtaʊ̯zn̩t].
What does "dreitausend" mean?
As a numeral, "dreitausend" means: die Kardinalzahl zwischen 2999 und 3001; dreißig mal hundert
How do you pronounce "dreitausend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dreitausend" is [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌtaʊ̯zn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dreitausend" come from?
"dreitausend" 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 "dreitausend", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Diebstählen#68,131deutlichere#68,129ehrgeiziger#68,157einkassiert#68,162

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list