Morddrohung

[ˈmɔʁtˌdʁoːʊŋ]

/[ˈmɔʁtˌdʁoːʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Morddrohung” is uncommon German (frequency #70,586 among 3,571 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,586
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geäußerte Drohung, dass man jemanden ermorden wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-morddrohung · Morddrohung · German

Morddrohung · rank #70,586 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,586
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Montagnachmit…

Nearest frequency peer: Montagnachmittag (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Morddrohung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Morddrohung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Morddrohung
PropertyValue
HeadwordMorddrohung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈmɔʁtˌdʁoːʊŋ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,586
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Morddrohung“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Morddrohungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Montagnachmittag“ (#70,585), „moria“ (#70,587), „monströse“ (#70,584). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Morddrohung“ bei #70,586. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Morddrohung is uncommon German at frequency #70,586 among 3,571 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈmɔʁtˌdʁoːʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geäußerte Drohung, dass man jemanden ermorden wird".

Zero misspellings are on record for Morddrohung in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Morddrohung, spelled M-O-R-D-D-R-O-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    geäußerte Drohung, dass man jemanden ermorden wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Türkische Rachebrigade […] ist eine paramilitärische ultra-nationalistische Organisation in der Türkei. Sie übernahm mehrfach die Verantwortung für Anschläge auf kurdische Zivilisten, politische Morde und Morddrohungen.“
  2. „Die erste Morddrohung kam um drei Uhr morgens.“

Synonyms

Todesdrohung

This word in other languages

death threat(English)

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 "Morddrohung"?
"Morddrohung" is spelled M-O-R-D-D-R-O-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɔʁtˌdʁoːʊŋ].
What does "Morddrohung" mean?
As a noun, "Morddrohung" means: geäußerte Drohung, dass man jemanden ermorden wird
How do you pronounce "Morddrohung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Morddrohung" is [ˈmɔʁtˌdʁoːʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Morddrohung" come from?
"Morddrohung" 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 "Morddrohung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mongolische#70,582Milchpulver#70,572Milchkaffee#70,571Metallteile#70,569

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list