Which to use
“dankt” is a verb and “dans” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,771
- “dankt” frequency rank
- #15,326
- “dans” frequency rank
- 30097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dankt | dans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs danken | in, nach, pro, zu, bei |
Where the eye mixes dankt and dans
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dankt and dans
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dankt is [daŋkt] while dans is [dɑ̃]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dankt is recorded at frequency rank #14,771, classified as averb, pronounced [daŋkt]. dans is at rank #15,326, tagged as aprep, pronounced [dɑ̃].
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 30097, this pair ranks #1,754,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dankt vs dans
Shared letters: adn. Private to "dankt": kt. Private to "dans": s.
"dankt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "dans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dankt" and "dans" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dankt" vs "dans" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dankt" and "dans" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dankt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,754,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dankt" and "dans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dans vs dess". 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 #1,754,498 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.