drohen
\ˈdʁoːən\
The verdict
“drohen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Menacer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-drohen · drohen · French
drohen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | drohen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈdʁoːən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
drohen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈdʁoːən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for drohen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
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 drohen, spelled D-R-O-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Menacer.
- 2S'annoncer, parlant d’un mal.
- 3Être en risque de subir un mal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how drohen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein 48-Jähriger verbarrikadierte sich nach einer lautstarken Auseinandersetzung und drohte damit, die Wohnung seiner Lebensgefährtin anzuzünden.
Oberstaatsanwalt Andreas Franck hingegen hat ermittelt, dass H. (..) gegen Türen seiner Nachbarn gehämmert und gedroht haben soll, jemandem "die Kehle aufzuschneiden".
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.