Which to use
“bedrohen” and “bedroht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,245
- “bedrohen” frequency rank
- #3,561
- “bedroht” frequency rank
- 17806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedrohen | bedroht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden durch die Ankündigung von Gewalt oder Sanktionen einschüchtern oder zwingen, etwas zu tun | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bedrohen |
Where the eye mixes bedrohen and bedroht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bedrohen vs bedroht
A purely visual mix-up. bedrohen ([bəˈdʁoːən]) and bedroht ([bəˈdʁoːt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedrohen is recorded at frequency rank #14,245, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdʁoːən]. bedroht is at rank #3,561, tagged as averb, pronounced [bəˈdʁoːt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17806, this pair ranks #1,924,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedrohen vs bedroht
Shared letters: bdehor. Private to "bedrohen": n. Private to "bedroht": t.
"bedrohen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "bedroht" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bedrohen" and "bedroht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bedrohen" vs "bedroht" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedrohen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedroht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,924,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedrohen" and "bedroht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedrohen vs bedrohten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,924,085 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.