darfstvsdürftTell them apart

Which to use

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

#3,365
“darfst” frequency rank
#10,457
“dürft” frequency rank
13822
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature darfst dürft
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dürfen 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dürfen

Where the eye mixes darfst and dürft

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
darfst
5 ch
dürft

Visual trap between darfst and dürft

A purely visual mix-up. darfst ([daʁfst]) and dürft ([dʏʁft]) 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 13822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

darfst is recorded at frequency rank #3,365, classified as averb, pronounced [daʁfst]. dürft is at rank #10,457, tagged as averb, pronounced [dʏʁft].

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 13822, this pair ranks #1,955,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of darfst vs dürft

Shared letters: dfrt. Private to "darfst": as. Private to "dürft": ü.

"darfst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC  ·  "dürft" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • darfstadrfst · dafrst · darffst · darfsst · darfstt · darfts · darrfst · darsft

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "darfst" and "dürft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([daʁfst] versus [dʏʁft]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "darfst" or "dürft"?
"darfst" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,365 in our German list, against #10,457 for "dürft". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "darfst" and "dürft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "darfst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dürft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,955,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "darfst" and "dürft" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duran vs dürft". 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 #1,955,449 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