Which to use
“drücke” and “drückst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,636
- “drücke” frequency rank
- #33,006
- “drückst” frequency rank
- 43642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drücke | drückst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drücken | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drücken |
Where the eye mixes drücke and drückst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. drücke ([ˈdʁʏkə]) and drückst ([dʁʏkst]) 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 43642, 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]. 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 43642, this pair ranks #1,411,550 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of drücke vs drückst
Shared letters: cdkrü. Private to "drücke": e. Private to "drückst": st.
"drücke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "drückst" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCC