Drohne

[ˈdʁoːnə]

/[ˈdʁoːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Drohne” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,125. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,125
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männliche Biene

Corpus desk

Index DE-drohne · Drohne · German

Drohne · rank #13,125 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,125
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH DRK

Nearest frequency peer: DRK (-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 „Drohne“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Drohne“ 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).

Drohne vs droht
50% similar
Drohne vs drohte
67% similar
Drohne vs dröhnt
50% similar

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

Key facts for Drohne
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrohne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁoːnə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,125
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Drohne“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Drohneliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „DRK“ (#13,124), „Dänische“ (#13,126), „Dez“ (#13,123). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Drohne“ bei #13,125. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Drohne (IPA [ˈdʁoːnə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,125 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Drohne, with forms such as "ddrohne", "dorhne", and "drhone". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "droht", "drohte", "dröhnt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Drohne, spelled D-R-O-H-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    männliche Biene
  2. 2
    Nichtstuer, Faulenzer, der andere für sich arbeiten lässt
  3. 3
    unbemanntes Flugzeug/Fluggerät

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Drohne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Drohnen werden von den Arbeiterinnen aus dem Stock gejagt, wenn sie nicht mehr gebraucht werden.
  2. „Drohnen, Hornissen, Schmetterlinge fliegen unsachlich herum und stossten gegen die Stockwände.“

Synonyms

DrohnRoboterdrohne

This word in other languages

drone(English)abejón(Español)faux bourdon(Français)zangão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddrohne
  • dorhne
  • drhone
  • drohhne
  • dronhe
  • drrohne
  • rdohne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddrohne1dorhne2drhone2drohhne1dronhe2drrohne1rdohne2
Edit distance from "Drohne"

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 "Drohne"?
"Drohne" is spelled D-R-O-H-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁoːnə].
What does "Drohne" mean?
As a noun, "Drohne" means: männliche Biene
What words are commonly confused with "Drohne"?
"Drohne" is commonly confused with "droht", "drohte", "dröhnt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Drohne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drohne" is [ˈdʁoːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drohne" come from?
"Drohne" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list