Which to use
“Duft” is a noun and “dufte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,850
- “Duft” frequency rank
- #42,433
- “dufte” frequency rank
- 51283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Duft | dufte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein angenehmer Geruch, der sich verbreitet oder ausgebracht wird; organische oder chemische Verbindung | sehr gut |
Where the eye mixes Duft and dufte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Duft vs dufte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Duft is [dʊft] while dufte is [ˈdʊftə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Duft” sits inside “dufte”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Duft is recorded at frequency rank #8,850, classified as anoun, pronounced [dʊft]. dufte is at rank #42,433, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊftə].
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 51283, this pair ranks #1,141,414 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Duft vs dufte
Shared letters: dftu. Private to "Duft": -. Private to "dufte": e.
"Duft" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dufte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Duft" for "dufte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Duft" or "dufte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Duft" and "dufte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Duft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dufte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,141,414 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Duft" and "dufte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dufte vs Düne". 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 #1,141,414 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.