Which to use
“bedroht” is a verb and “bedrohte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,561
- “bedroht” frequency rank
- #16,094
- “bedrohte” frequency rank
- 19655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedroht | bedrohte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bedrohen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs bedroht |
Where the eye mixes bedroht and bedrohte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bedroht with bedrohte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bedroht is [bəˈdʁoːt] while bedrohte is [bəˈdʁoːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bedroht” sits inside “bedrohte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedroht is recorded at frequency rank #3,561, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈdʁoːt]. bedrohte is at rank #16,094, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdʁoːtə].
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 19655, this pair ranks #1,906,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bedroht vs bedrohte
Shared letters: bdehort. Private to "bedroht": -. Private to "bedrohte": -.
"bedroht" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "bedrohte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bedroht" for "bedrohte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bedroht" vs "bedrohte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedroht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedrohte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,906,033 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedroht" and "bedrohte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedachte vs bedrohte". 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 #1,906,033 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.