Which to use
“drängen” and “drängte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,748
- “drängen” frequency rank
- #17,262
- “drängte” frequency rank
- 25010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drängen | drängte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden an einen Ort bewegen, ohne dass er es will | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drängen |
Where the eye mixes drängen and drängte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. drängen (CCVCCVC) and drängte (CCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: drängen vs drängte
A purely visual mix-up. drängen ([ˈdʁɛŋən]) and drängte ([ˈdʁɛŋtə]) 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 25010, 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]. drängte is at rank #17,262, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁɛŋtə].
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 25010, this pair ranks #1,839,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of drängen vs drängte
Shared letters: degnrä. Private to "drängen": -. Private to "drängte": t.
"drängen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "drängte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "drängen" and "drängte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "drängen" vs "drängte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "drängen" and "drängte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "drängen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drängte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,839,424 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drängen" and "drängte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "danger vs drängen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,839,424 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.