drillen
[ˈdʁɪlən]
The verdict
“drillen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemanden einem regelmäßigen, harten Lernen oder Training unterziehen, Soldaten einüben, einexerzieren, Disziplin beibringen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | drillen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈdʁɪlən] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “drillen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for drillen is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʁɪlən]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for drillen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 drillen, spelled D-R-I-L-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden einem regelmäßigen, harten Lernen oder Training unterziehen, Soldaten einüben, einexerzieren, Disziplin beibringen
- 2Tieren, vor allem Hunden, durch Übungen besondere Fertigkeiten beibringen
- 3durch monothones Wiederholen gehorsam machen
- 4den Widerstand des Fisches nach dem Anbeißen brechen
- 5drehend, windend miteinander verflechten
- 6mit der Drillmaschine in Reihen säen
- 7mit einem Drillbohrer bohren
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.
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Using “drillen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-R-I-L-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdʁɪlən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.