Which to use
“Drehungen” and “Drohungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,325
- “Drehungen” frequency rank
- #10,838
- “Drohungen” frequency rank
- 58163
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Drehungen | Drohungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Drehung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Drohung |
Where the eye mixes Drehungen and Drohungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Drehungen and Drohungen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Drehungen and Drohungen
A purely visual mix-up. Drehungen ([ˈdʁeːʊŋən]) and Drohungen ([ˈdʁoːʊŋən]) 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 a single letter - e in “Drehungen” becomes o in “Drohungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58163, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Drehungen is recorded at frequency rank #47,325, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʁeːʊŋən]. Drohungen is at rank #10,838, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʁoːʊŋən].
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 58163, this pair ranks #873,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Drehungen vs Drohungen
Shared letters: deghnru. Private to "Drehungen": -. Private to "Drohungen": o.
"Drehungen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "Drohungen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Drehungen" for "Drohungen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Drehungen" or "Drohungen"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Drehungen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Drohungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #873,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Drehungen" and "Drohungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Drehung vs Drehungen". 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 #873,307 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.