Which to use
“drängen” and “drängt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,748
- “drängen” frequency rank
- #8,543
- “drängt” frequency rank
- 16291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drängen | drängt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden an einen Ort bewegen, ohne dass er es will | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drängen |
Where the eye mixes drängen and drängt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. drängen runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against drängt's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses drängen with drängt
A purely visual mix-up. drängen ([ˈdʁɛŋən]) and drängt ([dʁɛŋt]) 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 16291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drängen is recorded at frequency rank #7,748, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁɛŋən]. drängt is at rank #8,543, tagged as averb, pronounced [dʁɛŋt].
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 16291, this pair ranks #1,937,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of drängen vs drängt
Shared letters: dgnrä. Private to "drängen": e. Private to "drängt": t.
"drängen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "drängt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "drängen" for "drängt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "drängen" vs "drängt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "drängen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drängt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,937,038 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drängen" and "drängt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "danger vs drängen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,937,038 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.