Drossel
[ˈdʁɔsl̩]
The verdict
“Drossel” is an uncommon German word, ranked #57,781 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #57,781
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Gattung insektenfressender Singvogel, deutlich größer als ein Spatz
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Drossel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʁɔsl̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #57,781 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Drossel” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Drossel is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʁɔsl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #57,781 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Drossel in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Drossel, spelled D-R-O-S-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1eine Gattung insektenfressender Singvogel, deutlich größer als ein Spatz
- 2die Singdrossel, die zur Gattung der Echten Drosseln gehört
- 3die Familie Turdidae
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “Drossel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-R-O-S-S-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdʁɔsl̩] (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
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.