DruckervsDrucksConfusable pair

Which to use

“Drucker” and “Drucks” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,595
“Drucker” frequency rank
#29,087
“Drucks” frequency rank
36682
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Drucker Drucks
Definition Peripheriegerät, das digitale Zeichen und Bilder zu Papier bringt und ausgibt Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Druck

Where the eye mixes Drucker and Drucks

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Drucker
6 ch
Drucks

Why the eye confuses Drucker with Drucks

A purely visual mix-up. Drucker ([ˈdʁʊkɐ]) and Drucks ([dʁʊks]) 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 36682, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Drucker is recorded at frequency rank #7,595, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʁʊkɐ]. Drucks is at rank #29,087, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dʁʊks].

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 36682, this pair ranks #1,609,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Drucker vs Drucks

Shared letters: cdkru. Private to "Drucker": e. Private to "Drucks": s.

"Drucker" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "Drucks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Druckerddrucker · drcuker · drrucker · druccker · drucekr · druckerr · druckker · druckre
  • Drucksddrucks · drcuks · drrucks · druccks · druckks · druckss · drucsk · drukcs

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Drucker" for "Drucks" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdʁʊkɐ] versus [dʁʊks]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Drucker" or "Drucks"?
"Drucker" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,595 in our German list, against #29,087 for "Drucks". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Drucker" and "Drucks" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Drucker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Drucks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,609,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Drucker" and "Drucks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Docks vs Drucks". 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 #1,609,367 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list