Drittbeste
[ˈdʁɪtˌbɛstə]
The verdict
“Drittbeste” is uncommon German (frequency #82,670 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,670
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs Drittbester
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Drittbeste |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʁɪtˌbɛstə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #82,670 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Drittbeste” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Drittbeste is uncommon German at frequency #82,670 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁɪtˌbɛstə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Drittbeste, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented 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 Drittbeste, spelled D-R-I-T-T-B-E-S-T-E.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs Drittbester
- 2Akkusativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs Drittbester
- 3Nominativ Singular der schwachen Deklination des Substantivs Drittbester
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 “Drittbeste”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-R-I-T-T-B-E-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdʁɪtˌbɛstə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.