gedroht

[ɡəˈdʁoːt]

/[ɡəˈdʁoːt]/ verb

The verdict

“gedroht” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #12,714 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#12,714
frequency rank, German
7
letters
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs drohen

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gedroht vs gekrönt
57% similar
gedroht vs getrost
71% similar
gedroht vs geprobt
71% similar

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

Key facts for gedroht
PropertyValue
Headwordgedroht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈdʁoːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,714
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gedroht” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). gedroht lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for gedroht is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈdʁoːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,714 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs drohen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gedroht, with forms such as "egdroht", "gderoht", and "geddroht". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "gekrönt", "getrost", "geprobt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 gedroht, spelled G-E-D-R-O-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs drohen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: egdroht,gderoht,geddroht,gedorht,gedrhot,gedrohht,gedrohtt,gedroth,gedrroht,gerdoht,ggedroht

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egdroht2gderoht2geddroht1gedorht2gedrhot2gedrohht1gedrohtt1gedroth2
Edit distance from "gedroht"

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 "gedroht"?
"gedroht" is spelled G-E-D-R-O-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈdʁoːt].
What does "gedroht" mean?
As a verb, "gedroht" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs drohen
What words are commonly confused with "gedroht"?
"gedroht" is commonly confused with "gekrönt", "getrost", "geprobt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gedroht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gedroht" is [ɡəˈdʁoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gedroht" come from?
"gedroht" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “gedroht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-D-R-O-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈdʁoːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “gekrönt” - see the side-by-side comparison. gedroht vs gekrönt
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list