Which to use
“dankt” and “drängt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,771
- “dankt” frequency rank
- #8,543
- “drängt” frequency rank
- 23314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dankt | drängt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs danken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drängen |
Where the eye mixes dankt and drängt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dankt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against drängt's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dankt with drängt
A purely visual mix-up. dankt ([daŋkt]) and drängt ([dʁɛŋt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23314, 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]. drängt is at rank #8,543, tagged as averb, pronounced [dʁɛŋt].
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 23314, this pair ranks #1,862,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dankt vs drängt
Shared letters: dnt. Private to "dankt": ak. Private to "drängt": grä.
"dankt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "drängt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dankt ← adnkt · daknt · dankkt · danktt · dannkt · dantk · ddankt · dnakt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dankt" for "drängt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dankt" vs "drängt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dankt" and "drängt" 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 "drängt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,862,884 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dankt" and "drängt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dankt vs Donut". 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 #1,862,884 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.