drittem

[ˈdʁɪtəm]

/[ˈdʁɪtəm]/ adj

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The verdict

“drittem” is uncommon German (frequency #72,314 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,314
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dritte

Corpus desk

Index DE-drittem · drittem · German

drittem · rank #72,314 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,314
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Druckfehler

Nearest frequency peer: Druckfehler (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „drittem“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „drittem“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for drittem
PropertyValue
Headworddrittem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʁɪtəm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#72,314
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „drittem“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).drittemfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Druckfehler“ (#72,315), „dringliche“ (#72,312), „dunkelhäutiger“ (#72,317). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „drittem“ bei #72,314. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

drittem is uncommon German at frequency #72,314 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdʁɪtəm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for drittem in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is drittem, spelled D-R-I-T-T-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dritte
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs 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 "drittem"?
"drittem" is spelled D-R-I-T-T-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁɪtəm].
What does "drittem" mean?
As an adjective, "drittem" means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dritte
How do you pronounce "drittem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drittem" is [ˈdʁɪtəm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drittem" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Döbling#72,321dünnere#72,322domaine#72,305ehrbare#72,326

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list