Drogensucht

[ˈdʁoːɡənˌzʊxt]

/[ˈdʁoːɡənˌzʊxt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Drogensucht” is uncommon German (frequency #61,429 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,429
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abhängigkeit von Rauschmitteln

Key facts for Drogensucht
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrogensucht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁoːɡənˌzʊxt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#61,429
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Drogensucht” 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). Drogensucht lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Drogensucht is uncommon German at frequency #61,429 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁoːɡənˌzʊxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abhängigkeit von Rauschmitteln".

No misspelling variants are generated for Drogensucht in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Drogensucht, spelled D-R-O-G-E-N-S-U-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abhängigkeit von Rauschmitteln

Synonyms

BetäubungsmittelsuchtDrogenabhängigkeitDrogenmissbrauchRauschgiftsuchtRauschmittelsucht

This word in other languages

drogadicción(Español)toxicomanie(Français)

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 "Drogensucht"?
"Drogensucht" is spelled D-R-O-G-E-N-S-U-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁoːɡənˌzʊxt].
What does "Drogensucht" mean?
As a noun, "Drogensucht" means: Abhängigkeit von Rauschmitteln
How do you pronounce "Drogensucht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drogensucht" is [ˈdʁoːɡənˌzʊxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drogensucht" come from?
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Using “Drogensucht”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-R-O-G-E-N-S-U-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdʁoːɡənˌzʊxt] (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