danktevsdanteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“dankte” and “dante” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,536
“dankte” frequency rank
#11,844
“dante” frequency rank
31380
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dankte dante
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs danken Partizip Präsens des Verbs dare

Letter map: dankte vs dante

Shared letters muted; letters that set dankte and dante apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

6 ch
dankte
5 ch
dante

Corpus notes: dankte and dante

dankte and dante are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dankte is recorded at frequency rank #19,536, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdaŋktə]. dante is at rank #11,844, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 31380, this pair ranks #1,729,310 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of dankte vs dante

Shared letters: adent. Private to "dankte": k. Private to "dante": -.

"dankte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "dante" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dankteadnkte · daknte · danket · dankkte · danktte · dannkte · dantke · ddankte
  • danteadnte · danet · dannte · dantte · ddante · dnate

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dankte" and "dante" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "dankte" vs "dante" - which ranks higher?
"dante" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,844 in our German list, against #19,536 for "dankte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dankte" and "dante".

  • Full dictionary entry for "dankte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,729,310 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dankte" and "dante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dante vs puzzles". 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 #1,729,310 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list