# threaten

**Part of speech:** VERB  
**Frequency rank:** #1136 most common English word  
**Language:** English

## Nearby words by frequency

- [nurse](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/nurse)
- [breakfast](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/breakfast)
- [immediately](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/immediately)
- [program](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/program)
- [dick](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/dick)
- [river](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/river)
- [gas](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/gas)
- [ryan](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/ryan)
- [rain](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/rain)
- [deliver](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/deliver)
- [director](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/director)
- [sergeant](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/sergeant)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/en/threaten](https://mostspoken.com/words/en/threaten) — MostSpoken English frequency dictionary.