Which to use
“doing” and “drang” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,509
- “doing” frequency rank
- #9,171
- “drang” frequency rank
- 40680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doing | drang |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs do | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs dringen |
Where the eye mixes doing and drang
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses doing with drang
A purely visual mix-up. doing ([ˈduːɪŋ]) and drang ([dʁaŋ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doing is recorded at frequency rank #31,509, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈduːɪŋ]. drang is at rank #9,171, tagged as averb, pronounced [dʁaŋ].
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 40680, this pair ranks #1,501,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doing vs drang
Shared letters: dgn. Private to "doing": io. Private to "drang": ar.
"doing" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "drang" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "doing" for "drang" ever safe?
Frequency check: "doing" vs "drang" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "doing" and "drang" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "doing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drang" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,501,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doing" and "drang" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doing vs domini". 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 #1,501,495 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.