Which to use
“drücke” and “drückte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,636
- “drücke” frequency rank
- #10,839
- “drückte” frequency rank
- 21475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drücke | drückte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drücken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drücken |
Where the eye mixes drücke and drückte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. drücke runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against drückte's 7 (CCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: drücke vs drückte
A purely visual mix-up. drücke ([ˈdʁʏkə]) and drückte ([ˈdʁʏktə]) 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 21475, 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]. drückte is at rank #10,839, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁʏktə].
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 21475, this pair ranks #1,885,843 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of drücke vs drückte
Shared letters: cdekrü. Private to "drücke": -. Private to "drückte": t.
"drücke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "drückte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "drücke" and "drückte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "drücke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drückte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,885,843 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drücke" and "drückte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Drecks vs drücke". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,885,843 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.