Dreiteilung

[ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌtaɪ̯lʊŋ]

/[ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌtaɪ̯lʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dreiteilung” is uncommon German (frequency #82,669 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,669
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Teilung eines Ganzen in drei Teile

Key facts for Dreiteilung
PropertyValue
HeadwordDreiteilung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌtaɪ̯lʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#82,669
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Dreiteilung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Dreiteilung lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dreiteilung is uncommon German at frequency #82,669 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌtaɪ̯lʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teilung eines Ganzen in drei Teile".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Dreiteilung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Dreiteilung, spelled D-R-E-I-T-E-I-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teilung eines Ganzen in drei Teile

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 "Dreiteilung"?
"Dreiteilung" is spelled D-R-E-I-T-E-I-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌtaɪ̯lʊŋ].
What does "Dreiteilung" mean?
As a noun, "Dreiteilung" means: Teilung eines Ganzen in drei Teile
How do you pronounce "Dreiteilung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dreiteilung" is [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌtaɪ̯lʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dreiteilung" come from?
"Dreiteilung" 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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Using “Dreiteilung”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-R-E-I-T-E-I-L-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌtaɪ̯lʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list