Which to use
“Drucks” is a noun and “drückte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,087
- “Drucks” frequency rank
- #10,839
- “drückte” frequency rank
- 39926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Drucks | drückte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Druck | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drücken |
Where the eye mixes Drucks and drückte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Drucks runs 6 letters (CCVCCC) against drückte's 7 (CCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Drucks with drückte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Drucks is [dʁʊks] while drückte is [ˈdʁʏktə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39926, 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]. 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 39926, this pair ranks #1,522,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Drucks vs drückte
Shared letters: cdkr. Private to "Drucks": su. Private to "drückte": etü.
"Drucks" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "drückte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Drucks ← ddrucks · drcuks · drrucks · druccks · druckks · druckss · drucsk · drukcs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Drucks" and "drückte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Drucks" vs "drückte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Drucks" 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 #1,522,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Drucks" and "drückte" 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 #1,522,961 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.