Drehungen

[ˈdʁeːʊŋən]

/[ˈdʁeːʊŋən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Drehungen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,325. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,325
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Drehung

Corpus desk

Index DE-drehungen · Drehungen · German

Drehungen · rank #47,325 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,325
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH drastischer

Nearest frequency peer: drastischer (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Drehungen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Drehungen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Drehungen vs Drohungen
89% similar
Drehungen vs Drehung
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Drehungen
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrehungen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁeːʊŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#47,325
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Drehungen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Drehungenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „drastischer“ (#47,324), „driving“ (#47,326), „Drogenhändler“ (#47,327). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Drehungen“ bei #47,325. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Drehungen (IPA [ˈdʁeːʊŋən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,325 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Drehungen, with forms such as "ddrehungen", "derhungen", and "drehhungen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Drohungen", "Drehung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Drehungen, spelled D-R-E-H-U-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Drehung
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Drehung
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Drehung
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Drehung

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddrehungen
  • derhungen
  • drehhungen
  • drehnugen
  • drehugnen
  • drehunegn
  • drehungenn
  • drehunggen
  • drehungne
  • drehunngen
  • dreuhngen
  • drheungen
  • drrehungen
  • rdehungen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Drehungen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddrehungen1derhungen2drehhungen1drehnugen2drehugnen2drehunegn2drehungenn1drehunggen1
Edit distance from "Drehungen"

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 "Drehungen"?
"Drehungen" is spelled D-R-E-H-U-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁeːʊŋən].
What does "Drehungen" mean?
As a noun, "Drehungen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Drehung
What words are commonly confused with "Drehungen"?
"Drehungen" is commonly confused with "Drohungen", "Drehung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Drehungen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drehungen" is [ˈdʁeːʊŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drehungen" come from?
"Drehungen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Clickbait14 variantsErststimme14 variantsFabrikant14 variantsBodensatz14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list