Which to use
“drehen” and “drohe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,438
- “drehen” frequency rank
- #34,050
- “drohe” frequency rank
- 36488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drehen | drohe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas um eine Achse bewegen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drohen |
Where the eye mixes drehen and drohe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. drehen runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against drohe's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: drehen vs drohe
A purely visual mix-up. drehen ([ˈdʁeːən]) and drohe ([ˈdʁoːə]) 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 36488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drehen is recorded at frequency rank #2,438, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁeːən]. drohe is at rank #34,050, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁoːə].
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 36488, this pair ranks #1,614,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of drehen vs drohe
Shared letters: dehr. Private to "drehen": n. Private to "drohe": o.
"drehen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "drohe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "drehen" for "drohe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "drehen" or "drohe"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "drehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drohe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,614,363 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drehen" and "drohe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drohe vs dröhnt". 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 #1,614,363 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.