Dreizack

[ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌt͡sak]

/[ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌt͡sak]/ noun

The verdict

“Dreizack” is uncommon German (frequency #75,542 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,542
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stabwaffe mit drei Zinken an einem Ende

Corpus desk

Index DE-dreizack · Dreizack · German

Dreizack · rank #75,542 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,542
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH drapiert

Nearest frequency peer: drapiert (-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 „Dreizack“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dreizack
PropertyValue
HeadwordDreizack
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌt͡sak]
Letters8
Frequency rank#75,542
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dreizack“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Dreizackfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „drapiert“ (#75,541), „Drittligist“ (#75,543), „Drittländern“ (#75,544). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dreizack“ bei #75,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dreizack is uncommon German at frequency #75,542 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌt͡sak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Dreizack has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Dreizack, spelled D-R-E-I-Z-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stabwaffe mit drei Zinken an einem Ende
  2. 2
    Vertreter der Pflanzengattung Triglochin aus der Familie der Dreizackgewächse

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der griechische Gott Poseidon wird meist mit einem Dreizack dargestellt, ebenso die hinduistische Gottheit Shiva.
  2. Die Dreizacke sind in Deutschland mit zwei Arten vertreten.

This word in other languages

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 "Dreizack"?
"Dreizack" is spelled D-R-E-I-Z-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌt͡sak].
What does "Dreizack" mean?
As a noun, "Dreizack" means: eine Stabwaffe mit drei Zinken an einem Ende
How do you pronounce "Dreizack"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dreizack" is [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌt͡sak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dreizack" come from?
"Dreizack" 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 "Dreizack", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list