Which to use
“Druck” is a noun and “drückst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #947
- “Druck” frequency rank
- #33,006
- “drückst” frequency rank
- 33953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Druck | drückst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Kraft pro Fläche | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drücken |
Where the eye mixes Druck and drückst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Druck runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against drückst's 7 (CCVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Druck vs drückst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Druck is [dʁʊk] while drückst is [dʁʏkst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Druck is recorded at frequency rank #947, classified as anoun, pronounced [dʁʊk]. drückst is at rank #33,006, tagged as averb, pronounced [dʁʏkst].
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 33953, this pair ranks #1,674,376 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Druck vs drückst
Shared letters: cdkr. Private to "Druck": u. Private to "drückst": stü.
"Druck" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "drückst" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Druck ← ddruck · drcuk · drruck · drucck · druckk · drukc · durck · rduck
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Druck" and "drückst" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Druck" or "drückst" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Druck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drückst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,674,376 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Druck" and "drückst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Drecks vs drückst". 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 #1,674,376 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.