Drittland

[ˈdʁɪtˌlant]

/[ˈdʁɪtˌlant]/ noun

The verdict

“Drittland” is uncommon German (frequency #86,384 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,384
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Staat, der nicht Teil/Vertragspartei in einem Vertrag zwischen zwei anderen Staaten oder einer Staatengruppe (beispielsweise der Europäischen Union) ist; oft im Zusammenhang mit Migration, Flüchtli...

Key facts for Drittland
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrittland
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁɪtˌlant]
Letters9
Frequency rank#86,384
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Drittland” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Drittland lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Drittland is uncommon German at frequency #86,384 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁɪtˌlant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Staat, der nicht Teil/Vertragspartei in einem Vertrag zwischen zwei anderen Staaten oder einer Staatengruppe (beispielsweise der Europäischen Union) ist; oft im Zusammenhang mit Migration, Flüchtli...".

No misspelling variants are generated for Drittland in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 Drittland, spelled D-R-I-T-T-L-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staat, der nicht Teil/Vertragspartei in einem Vertrag zwischen zwei anderen Staaten oder einer Staatengruppe (beispielsweise der Europäischen Union) ist; oft im Zusammenhang mit Migration, Flüchtlingen, Asyl gebraucht

Synonyms

Drittstaat

This word in other languages

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 "Drittland"?
"Drittland" is spelled D-R-I-T-T-L-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁɪtˌlant].
What does "Drittland" mean?
As a noun, "Drittland" means: Staat, der nicht Teil/Vertragspartei in einem Vertrag zwischen zwei anderen Staaten oder einer Staatengruppe (beispielsweise der Europäischen Union) ist; oft im Zusammenhang mit Migration, Flüchtli...
How do you pronounce "Drittland"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drittland" is [ˈdʁɪtˌlant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drittland" come from?
"Drittland" 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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Using “Drittland”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-R-I-T-T-L-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdʁɪtˌlant] (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list