dreschen
[ˈdʁɛʃn̩]
The verdict
“dreschen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #62,328 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #62,328
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bei Getreide, Hülsenfrüchten und dergleichen durch Trampeln, Schlagen, Walzen oder mit einer Dreschmaschine die Körner vom Stroh trennen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dreschen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdʁɛʃn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #62,328 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dreschen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for dreschen is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʁɛʃn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #62,328 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
dreschen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dreschen, spelled D-R-E-S-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1bei Getreide, Hülsenfrüchten und dergleichen durch Trampeln, Schlagen, Walzen oder mit einer Dreschmaschine die Körner vom Stroh trennen
- 2jemanden prügeln oder auf jemanden oder etwas schlagen, draufhauen, drauftreten
- 3grob und gefühllos auf einem Tasteninstrument spielen
- 4Karten spielen, Skat spielen
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.
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Using “dreschen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-R-E-S-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdʁɛʃn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.