Bombendrohung

[ˈbɔmbn̩ˌdʁoːʊŋ]

/[ˈbɔmbn̩ˌdʁoːʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Bombendrohung” is uncommon German (frequency #54,400 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,400
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Drohung, dass an einer bestimmten Stelle eine Bombe platziert wurde

Corpus desk

Index DE-bombendrohung · Bombendrohung · German

Bombendrohung · rank #54,400 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,400
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bratwürste

Nearest frequency peer: Bratwürste (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Bombendrohung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Bombendrohung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bombendrohung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBombendrohung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbɔmbn̩ˌdʁoːʊŋ]
Letters13
Frequency rank#54,400
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Bombendrohung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bombendrohungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Bratwürste“ (#54,401), „Breitengrad“ (#54,402), „BMF“ (#54,397). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bombendrohung“ bei #54,400. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bombendrohung is uncommon German at frequency #54,400 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbɔmbn̩ˌdʁoːʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Drohung, dass an einer bestimmten Stelle eine Bombe platziert wurde".

Zero misspellings are on record for Bombendrohung in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Bombendrohung, spelled B-O-M-B-E-N-D-R-O-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Drohung, dass an einer bestimmten Stelle eine Bombe platziert wurde

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Bombendrohung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Bombendrohung versetzte das gesamte Flughafensicherheitspersonal in helle Aufregung.
  2. „Die New Yorker Freiheitsstatue ist nach einer Bombendrohung vorübergehend evakuiert worden.“

Synonyms

Bombenwarnung

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bombendrohung"?
"Bombendrohung" is spelled B-O-M-B-E-N-D-R-O-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbɔmbn̩ˌdʁoːʊŋ].
What does "Bombendrohung" mean?
As a noun, "Bombendrohung" means: eine Drohung, dass an einer bestimmten Stelle eine Bombe platziert wurde
How do you pronounce "Bombendrohung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bombendrohung" is [ˈbɔmbn̩ˌdʁoːʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bombendrohung" come from?
"Bombendrohung" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bombendrohung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list