drittletzte
[ˈdʁɪtˌlɛt͡stə]
The verdict
“drittletzte” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in einer Reihe oder Folge sich auf dem Platz befindend, für den es noch genau zwei Nachfolger gibt; dem vorletzten vorangehend; als dritter von hinten platziert
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | drittletzte |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈdʁɪtˌlɛt͡stə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “drittletzte” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for drittletzte is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʁɪtˌlɛt͡stə]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in einer Reihe oder Folge sich auf dem Platz befindend, für den es noch genau zwei Nachfolger gibt; dem vorletzten vorangehend; als dritter von hinten platziert".
Zero misspellings are on record for drittletzte in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is drittletzte, spelled D-R-I-T-T-L-E-T-Z-T-E.
Definition
- 1in einer Reihe oder Folge sich auf dem Platz befindend, für den es noch genau zwei Nachfolger gibt; dem vorletzten vorangehend; als dritter von hinten platziert
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “drittletzte”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-R-I-T-T-L-E-T-Z-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdʁɪtˌlɛt͡stə] (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.