Which to use
“drehst” and “drehte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,688
- “drehst” frequency rank
- #5,351
- “drehte” frequency rank
- 44039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drehst | drehte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drehen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drehen |
Where the eye mixes drehst and drehte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. drehst (CCVCCC) and drehte (CCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses drehst with drehte
A purely visual mix-up. drehst ([dʁeːst]) and drehte ([ˈdʁeːtə]) 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 44039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drehst is recorded at frequency rank #38,688, classified as averb, pronounced [dʁeːst]. drehte is at rank #5,351, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁeːtə].
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 44039, this pair ranks #1,398,992 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of drehst vs drehte
Shared letters: dehrt. Private to "drehst": s. Private to "drehte": -.
"drehst" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "drehte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "drehst" and "drehte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "drehst" or "drehte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "drehst" and "drehte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "drehst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drehte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,398,992 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drehst" and "drehte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drehst vs dröhnt". 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 #1,398,992 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.