Which to use
“drohe” and “drohen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,050
- “drohe” frequency rank
- #6,409
- “drohen” frequency rank
- 40459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drohe | drohen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drohen | jemanden durch die Ankündigung von Gewalt oder Sanktionen einschüchtern oder zwingen, etwas zu tun |
Where the eye mixes drohe and drohen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. drohe runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against drohen's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: drohe vs drohen
A purely visual mix-up. drohe ([ˈdʁoːə]) and drohen ([ˈdʁoːən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “drohe” sits inside “drohen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drohe is recorded at frequency rank #34,050, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁoːə]. drohen is at rank #6,409, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁoːən].
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 40459, this pair ranks #1,507,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of drohe vs drohen
Shared letters: dehor. Private to "drohe": -. Private to "drohen": n.
"drohe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "drohen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "drohe" and "drohen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "drohe" or "drohen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "drohe" and "drohen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "drohe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drohen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,507,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drohe" and "drohen" 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 #1,507,877 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.