Which to use
“dankte” and “drängte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,536
- “dankte” frequency rank
- #17,262
- “drängte” frequency rank
- 36798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dankte | drängte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs danken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drängen |
Where the eye mixes dankte and drängte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dankte with drängte
A purely visual mix-up. dankte ([ˈdaŋktə]) and drängte ([ˈdʁɛŋtə]) 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 36798, 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]. drängte is at rank #17,262, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁɛŋtə].
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 36798, this pair ranks #1,606,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dankte vs drängte
Shared letters: dent. Private to "dankte": ak. Private to "drängte": grä.
"dankte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "drängte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dankte ← adnkte · daknte · danket · dankkte · danktte · dannkte · dantke · ddankte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dankte" for "drängte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dankte" vs "drängte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dankte" and "drängte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dankte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drängte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,606,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dankte" and "drängte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Däne vs dankte". 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 #1,606,440 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.