Which to use
“deckten” and “drückten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,305
- “deckten” frequency rank
- #36,268
- “drückten” frequency rank
- 83573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deckten | drückten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs decken | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drücken |
Where the eye mixes deckten and drückten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. deckten runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against drückten's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: deckten vs drückten
A purely visual mix-up. deckten ([ˈdɛktn̩]) and drückten ([ˈdʁʏktn̩]) 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 83573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deckten is recorded at frequency rank #47,305, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdɛktn̩]. drückten is at rank #36,268, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁʏktn̩].
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 83573, this pair ranks #137,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of deckten vs drückten
Shared letters: cdeknt. Private to "deckten": -. Private to "drückten": rü.
"deckten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "drückten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deckten ← dcekten · ddeckten · decckten · decketn · deckkten · decktenn · decktne · decktten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deckten" for "drückten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "deckten" or "drückten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "deckten" and "drückten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deckten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drückten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deckten" and "drückten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deckten vs dicksten". 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 #137,652 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.