Which to use
“drucken” and “drückte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,594
- “drucken” frequency rank
- #10,839
- “drückte” frequency rank
- 18433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drückte | |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Druck vervielfältigen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drücken |
Where the eye mixes drucken and drückte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. drucken (CCVCCVC) and drückte (CCVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: drucken vs drückte
A purely visual mix-up. drucken ([ˈdʁʊkn̩]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drucken is recorded at frequency rank #7,594, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁʊkn̩]. 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 18433, this pair ranks #1,918,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of drucken vs drückte
Shared letters: cdekr. Private to "drucken": nu. Private to "drückte": tü.
"drucken" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "drückte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- drucken ← ddrucken · drcuken · drrucken · druccken · drucekn · druckenn · druckken · druckne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "drucken" and "drückte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "drucken" or "drückte"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "drucken" 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 #1,918,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drucken" and "drückte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drucken vs Drüsen". 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 #1,918,268 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.