drohe

[ˈdʁoːə]

/[ˈdʁoːə]/ verb

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The verdict

“drohe” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,050. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,050
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drohen

Corpus desk

Index DE-drohe · drohe · German

drohe · rank #34,050 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,050
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dreiste

Nearest frequency peer: dreiste (-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 „drohe“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „drohe“ 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).

drohe vs drop
60% similar
drohe vs droht
80% similar
drohe vs Drops
40% similar

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

Key facts for drohe
PropertyValue
Headworddrohe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʁoːə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#34,050
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „drohe“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dreiste“ (#34,049), „duales“ (#34,051), „dreifacher“ (#34,048). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „drohe“ bei #34,050. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around drohe (IPA [ˈdʁoːə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,050 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for drohe, with forms such as "ddrohe", "dorhe", and "drhoe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "drop", "droht", "Drops", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is drohe, spelled D-R-O-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drohen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drohen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drohen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drohen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddrohe
  • dorhe
  • drhoe
  • droeh
  • drohhe
  • drrohe
  • rdohe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drohe - 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.

ddrohe1dorhe2drhoe2droeh2drohhe1drrohe1rdohe2
Edit distance from "drohe"

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 "drohe"?
"drohe" is spelled D-R-O-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁoːə].
What does "drohe" mean?
As a verb, "drohe" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drohen
What words are commonly confused with "drohe"?
"drohe" is commonly confused with "drop", "droht", "Drops". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "drohe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drohe" is [ˈdʁoːə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drohe" come from?
"drohe" 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 "drohe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bonds#34,022Faxen#34,090Basil#33,992gesät#34,127

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Füller7 variantsastor7 variantsAmelia7 variantshemmen7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list