dringen

[ˈdʁɪŋən]

/[ˈdʁɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“dringen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,261. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,261
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich einen Weg bahnen, insbesondere Licht, Rauch und Ähnliches

Corpus desk

Index DE-dringen · dringen · German

dringen · rank #17,261 · 11 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,261
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH drehten

Nearest frequency peer: drehten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „dringen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „dringen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dringen vs Drogen
57% similar
dringen vs dringt
71% similar
dringen vs drinne
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dringen
PropertyValue
Headworddringen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʁɪŋən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,261
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dringen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).dringenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „drehten“ (#17,260), „drängte“ (#17,262), „Dirndl“ (#17,259). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dringen“ bei #17,261. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around dringen (IPA [ˈdʁɪŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,261 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for dringen, with forms such as "ddringen", "dirngen", and "drignen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Drogen", "dringt", "drinne", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is dringen, spelled D-R-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich einen Weg bahnen, insbesondere Licht, Rauch und Ähnliches
  2. 2
    etwas fordern, auf etwas bestehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Durch das Loch im Dach dringt Licht.
  2. „Draußen dringen gerade erste Sonnenstrahlen durch den Nebel, als Albert Heiss mit einer veritablen Verbalattacke beginnt.“

This word in other languages

penetrate(English)penetrar(Español)pénétrer(Français)penetrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddringen
  • dirngen
  • drignen
  • drinegn
  • dringenn
  • dringgen
  • dringne
  • drinngen
  • drnigen
  • drringen
  • rdingen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dringen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddringen1dirngen2drignen2drinegn2dringenn1dringgen1dringne2drinngen1
Edit distance from "dringen"

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 "dringen"?
"dringen" is spelled D-R-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁɪŋən].
What does "dringen" mean?
As a verb, "dringen" means: sich einen Weg bahnen, insbesondere Licht, Rauch und Ähnliches
What words are commonly confused with "dringen"?
"dringen" is commonly confused with "Drogen", "dringt", "drinne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dringen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dringen" is [ˈdʁɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dringen" come from?
"dringen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dringen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

drängte#17,262drehten#17,260dunkles#17,263düstere#17,266

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

contact11 variantserkennst11 variantsernsten11 variantsernster11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list