Which to use
“Druck” and “Drucks” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #947
- “Druck” frequency rank
- #29,087
- “Drucks” frequency rank
- 30034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Druck | Drucks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kraft pro Fläche | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Druck |
Where the eye mixes Druck and Drucks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Druck runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against Drucks's 6 (CCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Druck vs Drucks
A purely visual mix-up. Druck ([dʁʊk]) and Drucks ([dʁʊks]) 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) - “Druck” sits inside “Drucks”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Druck is recorded at frequency rank #947, classified as anoun, pronounced [dʁʊk]. Drucks is at rank #29,087, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dʁʊks].
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 30034, this pair ranks #1,755,671 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Druck vs Drucks
Shared letters: cdkru. Private to "Druck": -. Private to "Drucks": s.
"Druck" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Drucks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Druck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Drucks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,755,671 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Druck" and "Drucks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Docks vs Drucks". 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 #1,755,671 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.