Which to use
“drohende” and “drohenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,679
- “drohende” frequency rank
- #14,043
- “drohenden” frequency rank
- 30722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drohende | drohenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs drohend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs drohend |
Where the eye mixes drohende and drohenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. drohende runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against drohenden's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses drohende with drohenden
A purely visual mix-up. drohende ([ˈdʁoːəndə]) and drohenden ([ˈdʁoːəndn̩]) 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) - “drohende” sits inside “drohenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drohende is recorded at frequency rank #16,679, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʁoːəndə]. drohenden is at rank #14,043, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʁoːəndn̩].
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 30722, this pair ranks #1,742,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of drohende vs drohenden
Shared letters: dehnor. Private to "drohende": -. Private to "drohenden": -.
"drohende" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "drohenden" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "drohende" and "drohenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "drohende" vs "drohenden" - which ranks higher?
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 "drohende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drohenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,742,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drohende" and "drohenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drohende vs drohender". 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 #1,742,350 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.