Which to use
“drückt” and “duck” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,601
- “drückt” frequency rank
- #17,855
- “duck” frequency rank
- 22456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drückt | duck |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drücken | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs ducken |
Where the eye mixes drückt and duck
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. drückt runs 6 letters (CCVCCC) against duck's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses drückt with duck
A purely visual mix-up. drückt ([dʁʏkt]) and duck ([dʊk]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drückt is recorded at frequency rank #4,601, classified as averb, pronounced [dʁʏkt]. duck is at rank #17,855, tagged as averb, pronounced [dʊk].
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 22456, this pair ranks #1,873,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of drückt vs duck
Shared letters: cdk. Private to "drückt": rtü. Private to "duck": u.
"drückt" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "duck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- duck ← dcuk · dduck · ducck · duckk · dukc · udck
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "drückt" and "duck" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "drückt" or "duck"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "drückt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duck" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,873,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drückt" and "duck" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duck vs dusch". 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 #1,873,931 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.