Which to use
“drehte” and “drohe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,351
- “drehte” frequency rank
- #34,050
- “drohe” frequency rank
- 39401
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drehte | drohe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drehen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drohen |
Where the eye mixes drehte and drohe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. drehte runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against drohe's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: drehte vs drohe
A purely visual mix-up. drehte ([ˈdʁeːtə]) 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 39401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drehte is recorded at frequency rank #5,351, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁeːtə]. 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 39401, this pair ranks #1,537,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of drehte vs drohe
Shared letters: dehr. Private to "drehte": t. Private to "drohe": o.
"drehte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "drohe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "drehte" and "drohe" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "drehte" or "drohe"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "drehte" and "drohe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "drehte" 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 #1,537,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drehte" 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 #1,537,834 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.