Which to use
“drängt” and “drängten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,543
- “drängt” frequency rank
- #22,304
- “drängten” frequency rank
- 30847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drängt | drängten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drängen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drängen |
Where the eye mixes drängt and drängten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. drängt runs 6 letters (CCVCCC) against drängten's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses drängt with drängten
A purely visual mix-up. drängt ([dʁɛŋt]) and drängten ([ˈdʁɛŋtn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “drängt” sits inside “drängten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30847, 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]. drängten is at rank #22,304, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁɛŋtn̩].
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 30847, this pair ranks #1,739,892 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of drängt vs drängten
Shared letters: dgnrtä. Private to "drängt": -. Private to "drängten": e.
"drängt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "drängten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "drängt" for "drängten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "drängt" or "drängten"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "drängt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drängten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,739,892 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drängt" and "drängten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drängeln vs drängten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,739,892 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.