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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Drucker" for "Drucks" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Drucker" or "Drucks"?
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.