dritte

[ˈdʁɪtə]

/[ˈdʁɪtə]/ num

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The verdict

“dritte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,155. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,155
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach dem oder der zweiten kommend

Corpus desk

Index DE-dritte · dritte · German

dritte · rank #1,155 · 7 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,155
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH derzeit

Nearest frequency peer: derzeit (-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 „dritte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „dritte“ 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).

dritte vs Drive
50% similar
dritte vs drohte
67% similar
dritte vs dritten
86% similar

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

Key facts for dritte
PropertyValue
Headworddritte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈdʁɪtə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,155
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dritte“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).dritteliegt 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: „derzeit“ (#1,154), „erfolgreich“ (#1,156), „Christian“ (#1,153). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dritte“ bei #1,155. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around dritte (IPA [ˈdʁɪtə]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #1,155 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for dritte, with forms such as "ddritte", "dirtte", and "drite". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Drive", "drohte", "dritten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is dritte, spelled D-R-I-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach dem oder der zweiten kommend
  2. 2
    von einem Unbeteiligten oder Schiedsrichter kommend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der dritte Buchstabe im Wort „drei“ ist ein E.
  2. Ich habe am dritten August Geburtstag.

Antonyms

zweiteviertevorvorletztedrittletzte

This word in other languages

third(English)tercero(Español)tiers(Français)terceiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddritte
  • dirtte
  • drite
  • dritet
  • drritte
  • drtite
  • rditte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dritte - 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.

ddritte1dirtte2drite1dritet2drritte1drtite2rditte2
Edit distance from "dritte"

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 "dritte"?
"dritte" is spelled D-R-I-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁɪtə].
What does "dritte" mean?
As a numeral, "dritte" means: nach dem oder der zweiten kommend
What words are commonly confused with "dritte"?
"dritte" is commonly confused with "Drive", "drohte", "dritten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dritte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dritte" is [ˈdʁɪtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dritte" come from?
"dritte" 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 "dritte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Freude#1,157lieben#1,163meinte#1,165Montag#1,166

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

meint7 variantsfreien7 variantsgetan7 variantsLinke7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list