Drogenmissbrauch

[ˈdʁoːɡn̩ˌmɪsbʁaʊ̯x]

/[ˈdʁoːɡn̩ˌmɪsbʁaʊ̯x]/ noun

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The verdict

“Drogenmissbrauch” is uncommon German (frequency #58,686 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,686
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - unvertretbarer Konsum von Drogen

Key facts for Drogenmissbrauch
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrogenmissbrauch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁoːɡn̩ˌmɪsbʁaʊ̯x]
Letters16
Frequency rank#58,686
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Drogenmissbrauch” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Drogenmissbrauch lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Drogenmissbrauch is uncommon German at frequency #58,686 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁoːɡn̩ˌmɪsbʁaʊ̯x]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unvertretbarer Konsum von Drogen".

Drogenmissbrauch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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. The correct German form is Drogenmissbrauch, spelled D-R-O-G-E-N-M-I-S-S-B-R-A-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    unvertretbarer Konsum von Drogen

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 "Drogenmissbrauch"?
"Drogenmissbrauch" is spelled D-R-O-G-E-N-M-I-S-S-B-R-A-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁoːɡn̩ˌmɪsbʁaʊ̯x].
What does "Drogenmissbrauch" mean?
As a noun, "Drogenmissbrauch" means: unvertretbarer Konsum von Drogen
How do you pronounce "Drogenmissbrauch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drogenmissbrauch" is [ˈdʁoːɡn̩ˌmɪsbʁaʊ̯x]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drogenmissbrauch" come from?
"Drogenmissbrauch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Drogenmissbrauch”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-R-O-G-E-N-M-I-S-S-B-R-A-U-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdʁoːɡn̩ˌmɪsbʁaʊ̯x] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list