Drittel

[ˈdʁɪtl̩]

/[ˈdʁɪtl̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Drittel” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,952. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,952
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einer von drei gleich großen Teilen

Corpus desk

Index DE-drittel · Drittel · German

Drittel · rank #2,952 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,952
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dreht

Nearest frequency peer: dreht (-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 „Drittel“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Drittel“ 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).

Drittel vs dritten
71% similar
Drittel vs dritter
71% similar
Drittel vs drittes
71% similar

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

Key facts for Drittel
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrittel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁɪtl̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,952
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Drittel“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Drittelliegt 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: „dreht“ (#2,951), „einzig“ (#2,953), „doppelt“ (#2,950). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Drittel“ bei #2,952. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Drittel (IPA [ˈdʁɪtl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,952 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "einer von drei gleich großen Teilen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Drittel, with forms such as "ddrittel", "dirttel", and "dritel". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "dritten", "dritter", "drittes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Drittel, spelled D-R-I-T-T-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    einer von drei gleich großen Teilen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Im oberen Drittel des Bildes ist ein wolkenverhangener Himmel zu sehen.
  2. Ein Drittel des Kuchens werde ich sofort essen, die anderen zwei Drittel hebe ich für meine Kinder auf.

Antonyms

EintelHälfteViertelFünftelSechstelSiebtelAchtelNeuntelZehntelElftelZwölftelZwanzigstelDreißigstelVierzigstelFünfzigstelSechzigstelSiebzigstelAchtzigstelNeunzigstelHundertstel

This word in other languages

third(English)tercio(Español)tiers(Français)terço(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddrittel
  • dirttel
  • dritel
  • dritetl
  • drittell
  • drittle
  • drrittel
  • drtitel
  • rdittel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddrittel1dirttel2dritel1dritetl2drittell1drittle2drrittel1drtitel2
Edit distance from "Drittel"

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 "Drittel"?
"Drittel" is spelled D-R-I-T-T-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁɪtl̩].
What does "Drittel" mean?
As a noun, "Drittel" means: einer von drei gleich großen Teilen
What words are commonly confused with "Drittel"?
"Drittel" is commonly confused with "dritten", "dritter", "drittes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Drittel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drittel" is [ˈdʁɪtl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drittel" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

doppelt#2,950erhöhen#2,954dankbar#2,947arbeite#2,943

Similar misspelling depth

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

Betrug9 variantsheutige9 variantsTruppen9 variantsKlinik9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list