Which to use
“drängt” and “drängte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,543
- “drängt” frequency rank
- #17,262
- “drängte” frequency rank
- 25805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drängt | drängte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drängen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drängen |
Where the eye mixes drängt and drängte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. drängt runs 6 letters (CCVCCC) against drängte's 7 (CCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: drängt vs drängte
A purely visual mix-up. drängt ([dʁɛŋt]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “drängt” sits inside “drängte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drängt is recorded at frequency rank #8,543, classified as averb, pronounced [dʁɛŋt]. 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 25805, this pair ranks #1,827,728 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of drängt vs drängte
Shared letters: dgnrtä. Private to "drängt": -. Private to "drängte": e.
"drängt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "drängte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "drängt" and "drängte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "drängt" or "drängte"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "drängt" 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 #1,827,728 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drängt" and "drängte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Drähte vs drängte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,827,728 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.