drinnen

[ˈdʁɪnən]

/[ˈdʁɪnən]/ adv

The verdict

“drinnen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,471. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,471
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - innerhalb eines Raumes

Corpus desk

Index DE-drinnen · drinnen · German

drinnen · rank #5,471 · 9 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,471
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dienstleistun…

Nearest frequency peer: Dienstleistungen (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “drinnen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “drinnen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

drinnen vs dünnen
71% similar
drinnen vs dritten
71% similar
drinnen vs Drohnen
57% similar

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

Key facts for drinnen
PropertyValue
Headworddrinnen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈdʁɪnən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,471
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “drinnen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.drinnenliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Dienstleistungen“ (#5,470), „Ebenen“ (#5,472), „denkbar“ (#5,469). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around drinnen (IPA [ˈdʁɪnən]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #5,471 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "innerhalb eines Raumes".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for drinnen, with forms such as "ddrinnen", "dirnnen", and "drinen". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "dünnen", "dritten", "Drohnen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is drinnen, spelled D-R-I-N-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    innerhalb eines Raumes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Drinnen ist es warm und draußen schneit es.
  2. „Drinnen würde die Mutter diesen Driss nicht dulden.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddrinnen
  • dirnnen
  • drinen
  • drinenn
  • drinnenn
  • drinnne
  • drninen
  • drrinnen
  • rdinnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drinnen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddrinnen1dirnnen2drinen1drinenn2drinnenn1drinnne2drninen2drrinnen1
Edit distance from "drinnen"

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 "drinnen"?
"drinnen" is spelled D-R-I-N-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁɪnən].
What does "drinnen" mean?
As an adverb, "drinnen" means: innerhalb eines Raumes
What words are commonly confused with "drinnen"?
"drinnen" is commonly confused with "dünnen", "dritten", "Drohnen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "drinnen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drinnen" is [ˈdʁɪnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drinnen" come from?
"drinnen" 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 "drinnen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

You've looked up "drinnen". Here's where to go from here.

  • "drinnen" maps to 11 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "dünnen". View pair
  • 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #5,471 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list