Which to use
“drücke” and “drucken” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,636
- “drücke” frequency rank
- #7,594
- “drucken” frequency rank
- 18230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drücke | |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drücken | durch Druck vervielfältigen |
Where the eye mixes drücke and drucken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. drücke runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against drucken's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses drücke with drucken
A purely visual mix-up. drücke ([ˈdʁʏkə]) and drucken ([ˈdʁʊkn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18230, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drücke is recorded at frequency rank #10,636, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁʏkə]. drucken is at rank #7,594, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁʊkn̩].
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 18230, this pair ranks #1,920,212 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of drücke vs drucken
Shared letters: cdekr. Private to "drücke": ü. Private to "drucken": nu.
"drücke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "drucken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- drucken ← ddrucken · drcuken · drrucken · druccken · drucekn · druckenn · druckken · druckne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "drücke" and "drucken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "drücke" or "drucken"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "drücke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drucken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,920,212 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drücke" and "drucken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drucken vs Drüsen". 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 #1,920,212 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.