dritt

[dʁɪt]

/[dʁɪt]/ num

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The verdict

“dritt” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,891. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,891
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit mit einer Gruppe aus drei Individuen etwas machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-dritt · dritt · German

dritt · rank #12,891 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,891
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH DNS

Nearest frequency peer: DNS (-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 „dritt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „dritt“ 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).

dritt vs Dutt
40% similar
dritt vs droht
60% similar
dritt vs Drive
40% similar

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

Key facts for dritt
PropertyValue
Headworddritt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[dʁɪt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,891
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dritt“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „DNS“ (#12,890), „eingebrochen“ (#12,892), „diamanten“ (#12,889). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dritt“ bei #12,891. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around dritt (IPA [dʁɪt]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #12,891 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit mit einer Gruppe aus drei Individuen etwas machen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for dritt, with forms such as "ddritt", "dirtt", and "drit". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Dutt", "droht", "Drive", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is dritt, spelled D-R-I-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit mit einer Gruppe aus drei Individuen etwas machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Zu dritt trugen die Einbrecher den schweren Tresor zu ihrem Fluchtwagen.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddritt
  • dirtt
  • drit
  • drritt
  • drtit
  • rditt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dritt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddritt1dirtt2drit1drritt1drtit2rditt2
Edit distance from "dritt"

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 "dritt"?
"dritt" is spelled D-R-I-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [dʁɪt].
What does "dritt" mean?
As a numeral, "dritt" means: mit mit einer Gruppe aus drei Individuen etwas machen
What words are commonly confused with "dritt"?
"dritt" is commonly confused with "Dutt", "droht", "Drive". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dritt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dritt" is [dʁɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dritt" come from?
"dritt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Clans#12,887can't#12,884blank#12,878fusse#12,916

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

flat6 variantsFloh6 variantsBallett6 variantsAnita6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list