Which to use
“darf” and “dörr” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #293
- “darf” frequency rank
- #48,832
- “dörr” frequency rank
- 49125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | darf | dörr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dürfen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dörren |
Where the eye mixes darf and dörr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. darf ([daʁf]) and dörr ([dœʁ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
darf is recorded at frequency rank #293, classified as averb, pronounced [daʁf]. dörr is at rank #48,832, tagged as averb, pronounced [dœʁ].
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 49125, this pair ranks #1,223,238 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of darf vs dörr
Shared letters: dr. Private to "darf": af. Private to "dörr": ö.
"darf" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dörr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- darf ← adrf · dafr · darff · darrf · ddarf · draf