Drittligist

[ˈdʁɪtliˌɡɪst]

/[ˈdʁɪtliˌɡɪst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Drittligist” is uncommon German (frequency #75,543 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,543
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in der dritten Liga spielende Sportmannschaft

Key facts for Drittligist
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrittligist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁɪtliˌɡɪst]
Letters11
Frequency rank#75,543
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Drittligist” 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). Drittligist lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Drittligist is uncommon German at frequency #75,543 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁɪtliˌɡɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der dritten Liga spielende Sportmannschaft".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Drittligist, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Drittligist, spelled D-R-I-T-T-L-I-G-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der dritten Liga spielende Sportmannschaft

Antonyms

ErstligistZweitligist

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 "Drittligist"?
"Drittligist" is spelled D-R-I-T-T-L-I-G-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁɪtliˌɡɪst].
What does "Drittligist" mean?
As a noun, "Drittligist" means: in der dritten Liga spielende Sportmannschaft
How do you pronounce "Drittligist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drittligist" is [ˈdʁɪtliˌɡɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drittligist" come from?
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Using “Drittligist”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-R-I-T-T-L-I-G-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdʁɪtliˌɡɪst] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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