Which to use
“danke” is a particle and “denkt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #212
- “danke” frequency rank
- #1,104
- “denkt” frequency rank
- 1316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | danke | denkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wort, das man benutzt, um seinen Dank auszudrücken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs denken |
Where the eye mixes danke and denkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: danke is [ˈdaŋkə] while denkt is [dɛŋkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (particle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
danke is recorded at frequency rank #212, classified as aparticle, pronounced [ˈdaŋkə]. denkt is at rank #1,104, tagged as averb, pronounced [dɛŋkt].
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 1316, this pair ranks #2,004,556 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of danke vs denkt
Shared letters: dekn. Private to "danke": a. Private to "denkt": t.
"danke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "denkt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC