Drohung

[ˈdʁoːʊŋ]

/[ˈdʁoːʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Drohung” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,528. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,528
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Ankündigung einer unangenehmen oder gesetzwidrigen Maßnahme, mit dem Ziel der Einschüchterung

Corpus desk

Index DE-drohung · Drohung · German

Drohung · rank #9,528 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,528
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dokumenten

Nearest frequency peer: Dokumenten (-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 „Drohung“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Drohung“ 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).

Drohung vs Drohungen
78% similar
Drohung vs drohen
57% similar
Drohung vs Drohne
71% similar

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

Key facts for Drohung
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrohung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁoːʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,528
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Drohung“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Drohungliegt 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: „Dokumenten“ (#9,527), „Edith“ (#9,529), „doctor“ (#9,526). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Drohung“ bei #9,528. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Drohung (IPA [ˈdʁoːʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,528 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Ankündigung einer unangenehmen oder gesetzwidrigen Maßnahme, mit dem Ziel der Einschüchterung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Drohung, with forms such as "ddrohung", "dorhung", and "drhoung". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Drohungen", "drohen", "Drohne", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Drohung, spelled D-R-O-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Ankündigung einer unangenehmen oder gesetzwidrigen Maßnahme, mit dem Ziel der Einschüchterung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Drohung mit einem Zivilprozess ließ ihn seine Forderung zurücknehmen.
  2. „Es war nicht der einzige Transatlantikflug in die USA, gegen den am Montag anonyme Drohungen ausgesprochen wurden.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddrohung
  • dorhung
  • drhoung
  • drohhung
  • drohnug
  • drohugn
  • drohungg
  • drohunng
  • drouhng
  • drrohung
  • rdohung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Drohung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddrohung1dorhung2drhoung2drohhung1drohnug2drohugn2drohungg1drohunng1
Edit distance from "Drohung"

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 "Drohung"?
"Drohung" is spelled D-R-O-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁoːʊŋ].
What does "Drohung" mean?
As a noun, "Drohung" means: die Ankündigung einer unangenehmen oder gesetzwidrigen Maßnahme, mit dem Ziel der Einschüchterung
What words are commonly confused with "Drohung"?
"Drohung" is commonly confused with "Drohungen", "drohen", "Drohne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Drohung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drohung" is [ˈdʁoːʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drohung" come from?
"Drohung" 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 "Drohung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list