Drohn
[dʁoːn]
The verdict
“Drohn” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männliche Honigbiene
Corpus desk
Index DE-drohn · Drohn · German
Drohn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Drohn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [dʁoːn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Drohn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Drohn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dʁoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Drohn, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Drohn, spelled D-R-O-H-N.
Definition
- 1männliche Honigbiene
- 2männliche Individuen aller staatenbildenden Hautflügler
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Drohn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Drohn hat ausschließlich die Aufgabe, die Königin zu begatten.
Drohnen schlüpfen aus unbefruchteten Eiern.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.