Which to use
“dritte” is a num and “drohte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,155
- “dritte” frequency rank
- #9,352
- “drohte” frequency rank
- 10507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dritte | drohte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach dem oder der zweiten kommend | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drohen |
Where the eye mixes dritte and drohte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dritte and drohte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dritte is [ˈdʁɪtə] while drohte is [ˈdʁoːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dritte is recorded at frequency rank #1,155, classified as anum, pronounced [ˈdʁɪtə]. drohte is at rank #9,352, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁoːtə].
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 10507, this pair ranks #1,974,787 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dritte vs drohte
Shared letters: dert. Private to "dritte": i. Private to "drohte": ho.
"dritte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "drohte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dritte" and "drohte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dritte" or "drohte"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dritte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drohte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,974,787 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dritte" and "drohte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dröhnt vs drohte". 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 #1,974,787 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.