Drehung

/[ˈdʁeːʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#18,210

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Drehung is aGermannoun. It means: das Sich-Drehen, das Kreisen um einen Mittelpunkt Pronounced [ˈdʁeːʊŋ]. Often confused with Drohung and Drehungen.

Key facts for Drehung
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrehung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁeːʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,210
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Drehung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Drehung is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʁeːʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,210 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Drehung, with forms such as "ddrehung", "derhung", and "drehhung". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Drohung", "Drehungen", "drehen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Drehung, spelled D-R-E-H-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Sich-Drehen, das Kreisen um einen Mittelpunkt
  2. 2
    eine Kongruenzabbildung

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddrehung,derhung,drehhung,drehnug,drehugn,drehungg,drehunng,dreuhng,drheung,drrehung,rdehung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Drehung

Misspelling Variants of "Drehung"

ddrehung8derhung7drehhung8drehnug7drehugn7drehungg8drehunng8dreuhng7
Misspelling Variants of "Drehung"

Frequency rank: #18,210 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Drehung"?
"Drehung" is spelled D-R-E-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁeːʊŋ].
What does "Drehung" mean?
As a noun, "Drehung" means: das Sich-Drehen, das Kreisen um einen Mittelpunkt
What words are commonly confused with "Drehung"?
"Drehung" is commonly confused with "Drohung", "Drehungen", "drehen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Drehung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drehung" is [ˈdʁeːʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drehung" come from?
"Drehung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.