Todesdrohung
[ˈtoːdəsˌdʁoːʊŋ]
The verdict
“Todesdrohung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - geäußerte Drohung, dass der Betroffene umgebracht wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-todesdrohung · Todesdrohung · German
Todesdrohung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Todesdrohung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtoːdəsˌdʁoːʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Todesdrohung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Todesdrohung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtoːdəsˌdʁoːʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "geäußerte Drohung, dass der Betroffene umgebracht wird".
Todesdrohung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Todesdrohung, spelled T-O-D-E-S-D-R-O-H-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1geäußerte Drohung, dass der Betroffene umgebracht wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Todesdrohung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aber nun begannen unzählige Todesdrohungen in meinem Büro.“
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.