dringt
[dʁɪŋt]
The verdict
“dringt” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #14,270 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #14,270
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dringen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dringt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [dʁɪŋt] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,270 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dringt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for dringt is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [dʁɪŋt]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,270 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for dringt, with forms such as "ddringt", "dirngt", and "drignt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "dritt", "drink", "dying", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dringt, spelled D-R-I-N-G-T.
Definition
- 13. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dringen
- 22. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dringen
- 32. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dringen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddringt,dirngt,drignt,dringgt,dringtt,drinngt,drintg,drnigt,drringt,rdingt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dringt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “dringt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-R-I-N-G-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [dʁɪŋt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dritt” - see the side-by-side comparison. dringt vs dritt
- 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.