Which to use
“drücke” and “duck” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,636
- “drücke” frequency rank
- #17,855
- “duck” frequency rank
- 28491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drücke | duck |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drücken | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ducken |
Where the eye mixes drücke and duck
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. drücke runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against duck's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between drücke and duck
A purely visual mix-up. drücke ([ˈdʁʏkə]) and duck ([dʊk]) 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 28491, 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]. duck is at rank #17,855, tagged as averb, pronounced [dʊk].
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 28491, this pair ranks #1,783,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of drücke vs duck
Shared letters: cdk. Private to "drücke": erü. Private to "duck": u.
"drücke" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "duck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- duck ← dcuk · dduck · ducck · duckk · dukc · udck
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "drücke" and "duck" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "drücke" or "duck" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "drücke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duck" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,783,800 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drücke" and "duck" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duck vs dusch". 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 #1,783,800 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.