Which to use
“drohen” is a verb and “Drohung” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,409
- “drohen” frequency rank
- #9,528
- “Drohung” frequency rank
- 15937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drohen | Drohung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden durch die Ankündigung von Gewalt oder Sanktionen einschüchtern oder zwingen, etwas zu tun | die Ankündigung einer unangenehmen oder gesetzwidrigen Maßnahme, mit dem Ziel der Einschüchterung |
Where the eye mixes drohen and Drohung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. drohen runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against Drohung's 7 (CCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: drohen vs Drohung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: drohen is [ˈdʁoːən] while Drohung is [ˈdʁoːʊŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drohen is recorded at frequency rank #6,409, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁoːən]. Drohung is at rank #9,528, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʁoːʊŋ].
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 15937, this pair ranks #1,939,940 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of drohen vs Drohung
Shared letters: dhnor. Private to "drohen": e. Private to "Drohung": gu.
"drohen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Drohung" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "drohen" for "Drohung" ever safe?
Which is more common, "drohen" or "Drohung"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "drohen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Drohung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,939,940 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drohen" and "Drohung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dröhnt vs Drohung". 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 #1,939,940 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.