Which to use
“drückte” and “drückten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,839
- “drückte” frequency rank
- #36,268
- “drückten” frequency rank
- 47107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drückte | drückten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drücken | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drücken |
Where the eye mixes drückte and drückten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. drückte ([ˈdʁʏktə]) and drückten ([ˈdʁʏktn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “drückte” sits inside “drückten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drückte is recorded at frequency rank #10,839, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁʏktə]. drückten is at rank #36,268, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁʏktn̩].
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 47107, this pair ranks #1,295,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of drückte vs drückten
Shared letters: cdekrtü. Private to "drückte": -. Private to "drückten": n.
"drückte" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "drückten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC