Which to use
“Dock” and “Druck” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,364
- “Dock” frequency rank
- #947
- “Druck” frequency rank
- 27311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dock | Druck |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Becken oder schwimmender Hohlkörper aus Stahl zur Trockenlegung von Schiffen, an denen Außenarbeiten erforderlich sind | Kraft pro Fläche |
Where the eye mixes Dock and Druck
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Dock runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Druck's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Dock vs Druck
A purely visual mix-up. Dock ([dɔk]) and Druck ([dʁʊk]) 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 27311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dock is recorded at frequency rank #26,364, classified as anoun, pronounced [dɔk]. Druck is at rank #947, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dʁʊk].
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 27311, this pair ranks #1,803,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Dock vs Druck
Shared letters: cdk. Private to "Dock": o. Private to "Druck": ru.
"Dock" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Druck" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Dock" for "Druck" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Dock" or "Druck"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Dock" and "Druck" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dock" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Druck" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,803,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dock" and "Druck" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dock vs Docks". 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 #1,803,838 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.