Bedrohung
German, noun[bəˈdʁoːʊŋ]
Bedrohung is spelled B-E-D-R-O-H-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,161st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bedrohung is a German feminine noun meaning “threat (indication of imminent danger)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Ankündigen von Gewalt, Aussprechen einer Drohung”.
What does Bedrohung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethreat (indication of imminent danger)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Ankündigen von Gewalt, Aussprechen einer Drohung 2. ein gefährlicher Umstand, der sich negativ auf etwas/jemanden auswirken kann
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Bedrohung
- Bedrohungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Bedrohung?
- [bəˈdʁoːʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Bedrohung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Bedrohung in German?
Bedrohung appears 14 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).