dritter

\ˈdʁɪtɐ\

/\ˈdʁɪtɐ\/ adj

The verdict

“dritter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Positif déclinaison forte du nominatif masculin au singulier de dritte.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dritter · dritter · French

dritter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for dritter
PropertyValue
Headworddritter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ˈdʁɪtɐ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dritter » en français

drittern'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dritter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈdʁɪtɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dritter, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 French form is dritter, spelled D-R-I-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Positif déclinaison forte du nominatif masculin au singulier de dritte.
  2. 2
    Positif déclinaison forte du génitif féminin au singulier de dritte.
  3. 3
    Positif déclinaison forte du génitif de tous les genres au pluriel de dritte.
  4. 4
    Positif déclinaison forte du datif féminin au singulier de dritte.
  5. 5
    Positif déclinaison mixte du nominatif masculin au singulier de dritte.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dritter"?
"dritter" is spelled D-R-I-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈdʁɪtɐ\.
What does "dritter" mean?
As an adjective, "dritter" means: Positif déclinaison forte du nominatif masculin au singulier de dritte.
How do you pronounce "dritter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dritter" is \ˈdʁɪtɐ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dritter" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list