Which to use
“deckte” and “denke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,997
- “deckte” frequency rank
- #475
- “denke” frequency rank
- 30472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deckte | denke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs decken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs denken |
Where the eye mixes deckte and denke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses deckte with denke
A purely visual mix-up. deckte ([ˈdɛktə]) and denke ([ˈdɛŋkə]) 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 30472, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deckte is recorded at frequency rank #29,997, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdɛktə]. denke is at rank #475, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdɛŋkə].
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 30472, this pair ranks #1,747,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deckte vs denke
Shared letters: dek. Private to "deckte": ct. Private to "denke": n.
"deckte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "denke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deckte" and "denke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "deckte" or "denke" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "deckte" and "denke" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deckte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,747,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deckte" and "denke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deckte vs devote". 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 #1,747,175 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.