Droschke
[ˈdʁɔʃkə]
The verdict
“Droschke” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Technik, Verkehr: leichtes Pferdefuhrwerk zur Beförderung von Personen
Corpus desk
Index DE-droschke · Droschke · German
Droschke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- 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 | Droschke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʁɔʃkə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Droschke“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Droschke is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʁɔʃkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Droschke doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Droschke, spelled D-R-O-S-C-H-K-E.
Definition
- 1Technik, Verkehr: leichtes Pferdefuhrwerk zur Beförderung von Personen
- 2Technik, Verkehr: Kraftfahrzeug zur Beförderung von Personen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Droschke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Wien kann man noch eine Fahrt mit einer Droschke machen.
„Eine Dreiviertelstunde später setzte ihn eine Droschke in der Greek Street am Soho Square ab.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.