Which to use
“dachte” and “drohte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #658
- “dachte” frequency rank
- #9,352
- “drohte” frequency rank
- 10010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dachte | drohte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs denken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drohen |
Where the eye mixes dachte and drohte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dachte vs drohte
A purely visual mix-up. dachte ([ˈdaxtə]) and drohte ([ˈdʁoːtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dachte is recorded at frequency rank #658, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdaxtə]. drohte is at rank #9,352, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁoːtə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10010, this pair ranks #1,977,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dachte vs drohte
Shared letters: deht. Private to "dachte": ac. Private to "drohte": or.
"dachte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "drohte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dachte" for "drohte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dachte" vs "drohte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dachte" and "drohte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dachte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drohte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,977,220 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dachte" and "drohte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dröhnt vs drohte". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,977,220 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.