Drohung
\ˈdʁoː.ʊŋ\
The verdict
“Drohung” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Menace.
Corpus desk
Index FR-drohung · Drohung · French
Drohung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Drohung |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈdʁoː.ʊŋ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Drohung » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Drohung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈdʁoː.ʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Menace.".
Drohung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Drohung, spelled D-R-O-H-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Menace.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Drohung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die überraschenden und zu Recht bewunderten Erfolge der ukrainischen Streitkräfte und der Zivilgesellschaft lösen wütende Reaktionen und mit Lügen garnierte düstere Drohungen des Kremls aus.
Frankreich zum Beispiel hat ein ganz gutes Gesetz für den Kampf gegen Vergewaltiger. Theoretisch wenigstens. Artikel 222-23 des Strafgesetzbuches sagt, dass unter Vergewaltigung jede Form von sexueller Penetration zu verstehen sei, die unter Anwendung von „Gewalt, Zwang und Drohung oder durch Überraschung“ begangen wird.
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.