Which to use
“drohte” and “drohten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,352
- “drohte” frequency rank
- #25,966
- “drohten” frequency rank
- 35318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drohte | drohten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drohen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drohen |
Where the eye mixes drohte and drohten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. drohte runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against drohten's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: drohte vs drohten
A purely visual mix-up. drohte ([ˈdʁoːtə]) and drohten ([ˈdʁoːtn̩]) 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) - “drohte” sits inside “drohten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drohte is recorded at frequency rank #9,352, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁoːtə]. drohten is at rank #25,966, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁoːtn̩].
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 35318, this pair ranks #1,642,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of drohte vs drohten
Shared letters: dehort. Private to "drohte": -. Private to "drohten": n.
"drohte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "drohten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "drohte" and "drohten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "drohte" vs "drohten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "drohte" and "drohten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "drohte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drohten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,642,829 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drohte" and "drohten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drohe vs drohten". 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 #1,642,829 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.