Which to use
“deute” and “drehte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,447
- “deute” frequency rank
- #5,351
- “drehte” frequency rank
- 42798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deute | drehte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs deuten | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drehen |
Where the eye mixes deute and drehte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. deute runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against drehte's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between deute and drehte
A purely visual mix-up. deute ([ˈdɔɪ̯tə]) and drehte ([ˈdʁeːtə]) 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 42798, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deute is recorded at frequency rank #37,447, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdɔɪ̯tə]. drehte is at rank #5,351, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁeːtə].
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 42798, this pair ranks #1,438,112 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deute vs drehte
Shared letters: det. Private to "deute": u. Private to "drehte": hr.
"deute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "drehte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deute" and "drehte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "deute" or "drehte"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "deute" and "drehte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drehte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,438,112 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deute" and "drehte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deute 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 #1,438,112 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.