bedrohlich
\bəˈdʁoːlɪç\
The verdict
“bedrohlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Menaçant, dangereux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-bedrohlich · bedrohlich · French
bedrohlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" 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 | bedrohlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \bəˈdʁoːlɪç\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
bedrohlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \bəˈdʁoːlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Menaçant, dangereux.".
Zero misspellings are on record for bedrohlich in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is bedrohlich, spelled B-E-D-R-O-H-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Menaçant, dangereux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bedrohlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach den Gesprächen sagte der schwedische Verteidigungsminister Peter Hultqvist der Zeitung Dagens Nyheter, weder der Inhalt noch der bedrohliche Unterton des russischen Briefes seien neu.
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.