Dreiviertelstunde

[ˈdʁaɪ̯fɪʁtl̩ˌʃtʊndə]

/[ˈdʁaɪ̯fɪʁtl̩ˌʃtʊndə]/ noun

The verdict

“Dreiviertelstunde” is uncommon German (frequency #68,143 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,143
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeitraum von 45 Minuten, das sind drei Viertel einer vollen Stunde

Corpus desk

Index DE-dreiviertelstunde · Dreiviertelstunde · German

Dreiviertelstunde · rank #68,143 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,143
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dreitausend

Nearest frequency peer: dreitausend (-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 „Dreiviertelstunde“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dreiviertelstunde
PropertyValue
HeadwordDreiviertelstunde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁaɪ̯fɪʁtl̩ˌʃtʊndə]
Letters17
Frequency rank#68,143
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dreiviertelstunde“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Dreiviertelstundefällt 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: „dreitausend“ (#68,142), „drohend“ (#68,144), „dreimonatigen“ (#68,141). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dreiviertelstunde“ bei #68,143. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dreiviertelstunde is uncommon German at frequency #68,143 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁaɪ̯fɪʁtl̩ˌʃtʊndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zeitraum von 45 Minuten, das sind drei Viertel einer vollen Stunde".

Dreiviertelstunde doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Dreiviertelstunde, spelled D-R-E-I-V-I-E-R-T-E-L-S-T-U-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeitraum von 45 Minuten, das sind drei Viertel einer vollen Stunde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Eine gute Dreiviertelstunde redet sie.“
  2. „Nun laufen wir schon ungefähr eine Dreiviertelstunde über einen schwarzen Strand im Süden Islands.“

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 "Dreiviertelstunde"?
"Dreiviertelstunde" is spelled D-R-E-I-V-I-E-R-T-E-L-S-T-U-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁaɪ̯fɪʁtl̩ˌʃtʊndə].
What does "Dreiviertelstunde" mean?
As a noun, "Dreiviertelstunde" means: Zeitraum von 45 Minuten, das sind drei Viertel einer vollen Stunde
How do you pronounce "Dreiviertelstunde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dreiviertelstunde" is [ˈdʁaɪ̯fɪʁtl̩ˌʃtʊndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dreiviertelstunde" come from?
"Dreiviertelstunde" 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 "Dreiviertelstunde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list