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“Bedrohung” and “Bedrohungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,145
- “Bedrohung” frequency rank
- #21,543
- “Bedrohungen” frequency rank
- 26688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bedrohung | Bedrohungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Ankündigen von Gewalt, Aussprechen einer Drohung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Bedrohung |
Where the eye mixes Bedrohung and Bedrohungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Bedrohung runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against Bedrohungen's 11 (CVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Bedrohung vs Bedrohungen
A purely visual mix-up. Bedrohung ([bəˈdʁoːʊŋ]) and Bedrohungen ([bəˈdʁoːʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Bedrohung” sits inside “Bedrohungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bedrohung is recorded at frequency rank #5,145, classified as anoun, pronounced [bəˈdʁoːʊŋ]. Bedrohungen is at rank #21,543, tagged as anoun, pronounced [bəˈdʁoːʊŋən].
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 26688, this pair ranks #1,814,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Bedrohung vs Bedrohungen
Shared letters: bdeghnoru. Private to "Bedrohung": -. Private to "Bedrohungen": -.
"Bedrohung" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "Bedrohungen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Bedrohung ← bbedrohung · bderohung · beddrohung · bedorhung · bedrhoung · bedrohhung · bedrohnug · bedrohugn
- Bedrohungen ← bbedrohungen · bderohungen · beddrohungen · bedorhungen · bedrhoungen · bedrohhungen · bedrohnugen · bedrohugnen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Bedrohung" and "Bedrohungen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Bedrohung" or "Bedrohungen"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Bedrohung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bedrohungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,814,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bedrohung" and "Bedrohungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedrohen vs Bedrohung". 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 #1,814,035 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.