Which to use
“drücke” and “drückten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,636
- “drücke” frequency rank
- #36,268
- “drückten” frequency rank
- 46904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drücke | drückten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drücken | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drücken |
Where the eye mixes drücke and drückten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. drücke ([ˈdʁʏkə]) and drückten ([ˈdʁʏktn̩]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46904, 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]. drückten is at rank #36,268, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁʏktn̩].
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 46904, this pair ranks #1,302,974 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of drücke vs drückten
Shared letters: cdekrü. Private to "drücke": -. Private to "drückten": nt.
"drücke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "drückten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC