Which to use
“danken” and “dankend” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,780
- “danken” frequency rank
- #31,500
- “dankend” frequency rank
- 36280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | danken | dankend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | seinen Dank aussprechen oder seine Dankbarkeit durch Taten äußern | Partizip Präsens des Verbs danken |
Where the eye mixes danken and dankend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. danken runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against dankend's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: danken vs dankend
A purely visual mix-up. danken ([ˈdaŋkn̩]) and dankend ([ˈdaŋkn̩t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “danken” sits inside “dankend”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
danken is recorded at frequency rank #4,780, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdaŋkn̩]. dankend is at rank #31,500, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdaŋkn̩t].
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 36280, this pair ranks #1,619,551 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of danken vs dankend
Shared letters: adekn. Private to "danken": -. Private to "dankend": -.
"danken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dankend" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "danken" and "dankend" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "danken" vs "dankend" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "danken" and "dankend" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "danken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dankend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,619,551 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "danken" and "dankend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dankend vs denkende". 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 #1,619,551 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.