DrucksvsdrücktWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Drucks is a noun, drückt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Drucks” is a noun and “drückt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,087
“Drucks” frequency rank
#4,601
“drückt” frequency rank
33688
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Drucks drückt
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Druck 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drücken

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Drucks and drückt apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
Drucks
6 ch
drückt

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Drucks is [dʁʊks] while drückt is [dʁʏkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Drucks is recorded at frequency rank #29,087, classified as anoun, pronounced [dʁʊks]. drückt is at rank #4,601, tagged as averb, pronounced [dʁʏkt].

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 33688, this pair ranks #1,680,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Drucks vs drückt

Shared letters: cdkr. Private to "Drucks": su. Private to "drückt": .

"Drucks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC  ·  "drückt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Drucksddrucks · drcuks · drrucks · druccks · druckks · druckss · drucsk · drukcs

Frequency comparison

Drucks#29,087
drückt#4,601

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Drucks" and "drückt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Drucks" is a noun and "drückt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Drucks" or "drückt"?
"drückt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,601 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.

Remembering Drucks vs drückt

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Drucks”; for a verb, it's “drückt”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Drucks” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list