Bedrohung

\bəˈdʁoːʊŋ\

/\bəˈdʁoːʊŋ\/ noun

The verdict

“Bedrohung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Menace.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bedrohung · Bedrohung · French

Bedrohung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for Bedrohung
PropertyValue
HeadwordBedrohung
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\bəˈdʁoːʊŋ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Bedrohung » en français

Bedrohungn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bedrohung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \bəˈdʁoːʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Menace.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Bedrohung in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Bedrohung, spelled B-E-D-R-O-H-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Menace.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die existenzielle Bedrohung ihres Landes hat die Ukrainer*innen in nie gekannter Art und Weise zusammengeschweißt.
  2. Am Montag ließ Lukaschenko verlauten, gemeinsame Truppen mit Russland an der Grenze zur Ukraine zu stationieren, um eine angebliche Bedrohung von dort abwehren zu können.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bedrohung"?
"Bedrohung" is spelled B-E-D-R-O-H-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \bəˈdʁoːʊŋ\.
What does "Bedrohung" mean?
As a noun, "Bedrohung" means: Menace.
How do you pronounce "Bedrohung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bedrohung" is \bəˈdʁoːʊŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bedrohung" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list