dryade
[dʁi.jad]
The verdict
“dryade” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Silberwurz
Corpus desk
Index DE-dryade · dryade · German
dryade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dryade |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dʁi.jad] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dryade“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dryade is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dʁi.jad]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Silberwurz".
No generated misspelling entries exist for dryade in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dryade, spelled D-R-Y-A-D-E.
Definition
- 1Silberwurz
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