dribbeln
[ˈdʁɪbl̩n]
The verdict
“dribbeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Ball mit kurzen Stößen in eine bestimmte Richtung treiben und dabei laufen
Corpus desk
Index DE-dribbeln · dribbeln · German
dribbeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dribbeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdʁɪbl̩n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dribbeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dribbeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʁɪbl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen Ball mit kurzen Stößen in eine bestimmte Richtung treiben und dabei laufen".
dribbeln has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is dribbeln, spelled D-R-I-B-B-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1einen Ball mit kurzen Stößen in eine bestimmte Richtung treiben und dabei laufen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dribbeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Beim Basketball können kleinere Spieler den Ball durch die Beine der größeren dribbeln.
Bei den Freizeit-Fußballern darf jeder dribbeln und flanken, der Zeit und Lust hat.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.