Drittklässler

[ˈdʁɪtˌklɛslɐ]

/[ˈdʁɪtˌklɛslɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Drittklässler” is uncommon German (frequency #96,860 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,860
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schüler, der die dritte Klasse besucht

Corpus desk

Index DE-drittklassler · Drittklässler · German

Drittklässler · rank #96,860 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,860
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drensteinfurt

Nearest frequency peer: Drensteinfurt (-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 „Drittklässler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Drittklässler
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrittklässler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁɪtˌklɛslɐ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#96,860
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Drittklässler“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Drensteinfurt“ (#96,859), „drogensüchtigen“ (#96,861), „dreiundzwanzig“ (#96,858). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Drittklässler“ bei #96,860. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Drittklässler is uncommon German at frequency #96,860 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁɪtˌklɛslɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schüler, der die dritte Klasse besucht".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Drittklässler, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Drittklässler, spelled D-R-I-T-T-K-L-Ä-S-S-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schüler, der die dritte Klasse besucht

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Schweiz machte einen sehr ordentlichen Auftakt – mit einem winzigen, dafür reichlich verzierten Akkordeon, auf dem ein Drittklässler, herausgeputzt mit Bortenhemd und Hirtenhut, ziemlich verlegen eine kleine Melodie spielte, nachdem er das schmucke Ding als ein »original Schwyzer Handörgeli« vorgestellt hatte.“

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 "Drittklässler"?
"Drittklässler" is spelled D-R-I-T-T-K-L-Ä-S-S-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁɪtˌklɛslɐ].
What does "Drittklässler" mean?
As a noun, "Drittklässler" means: Schüler, der die dritte Klasse besucht
How do you pronounce "Drittklässler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drittklässler" is [ˈdʁɪtˌklɛslɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drittklässler" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Drensteinfurt#96,859Einverleibung#96,894Energieformen#96,906Enthauptungen#96,914

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list