Which to use
“drücke” is a verb and “Drucks” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,636
- “drücke” frequency rank
- #29,087
- “Drucks” frequency rank
- 39723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drücke | Drucks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drücken | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Druck |
Where the eye mixes drücke and Drucks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. drücke (CCVCCV) and Drucks (CCVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: drücke vs Drucks
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: drücke is [ˈdʁʏkə] while Drucks is [dʁʊks]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39723, 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]. 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 39723, this pair ranks #1,528,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of drücke vs Drucks
Shared letters: cdkr. Private to "drücke": eü. Private to "Drucks": su.
"drücke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Drucks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Drucks ← ddrucks · drcuks · drrucks · druccks · druckks · druckss · drucsk · drukcs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "drücke" and "Drucks" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "drücke" vs "Drucks" - which ranks higher?
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 "Drucks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,528,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drücke" 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 #1,528,775 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.