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.
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
- darfst ← adrfst · dafrst · darffst · darfsst · darfstt · darfts · darrfst · darsft
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "darfst" and "dürft" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "darfst" or "dürft"?
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.