Dreizylinder

[ˈdʁaɪ̯t͡siˌlɪndɐ]

/[ˈdʁaɪ̯t͡siˌlɪndɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dreizylinder” is uncommon German (frequency #86,382 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,382
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verbrennungsmotor, mit drei Zylindern

Corpus desk

Index DE-dreizylinder · Dreizylinder · German

Dreizylinder · rank #86,382 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,382
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dreijähriges

Nearest frequency peer: dreijähriges (-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 „Dreizylinder“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dreizylinder
PropertyValue
HeadwordDreizylinder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁaɪ̯t͡siˌlɪndɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#86,382
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dreizylinder“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dreijähriges“ (#86,381), „Dreieinigkeit“ (#86,380), „Drittland“ (#86,384). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dreizylinder“ bei #86,382. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dreizylinder is uncommon German at frequency #86,382 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁaɪ̯t͡siˌlɪndɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verbrennungsmotor, mit drei Zylindern".

Zero misspellings are on record for Dreizylinder in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Dreizylinder, spelled D-R-E-I-Z-Y-L-I-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verbrennungsmotor, mit drei Zylindern

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Und mit bescheidener Leistung und eingeschränkter Laufkultur war der herkömmliche Dreizylinder bislang nur was für Kleinwagen.“

Synonyms

Dreizylindermotor

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 "Dreizylinder"?
"Dreizylinder" is spelled D-R-E-I-Z-Y-L-I-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁaɪ̯t͡siˌlɪndɐ].
What does "Dreizylinder" mean?
As a noun, "Dreizylinder" means: Verbrennungsmotor, mit drei Zylindern
How do you pronounce "Dreizylinder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dreizylinder" is [ˈdʁaɪ̯t͡siˌlɪndɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dreizylinder" come from?
"Dreizylinder" 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 "Dreizylinder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

dreijähriges#86,381doppelseitig#86,376Diskuswerfen#86,368diktatorisch#86,365

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list