Which to use
“dufte” is an adjective and “duftet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,433
- “dufte” frequency rank
- #25,967
- “duftet” frequency rank
- 68400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dufte | duftet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr gut | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs duften |
Where the eye mixes dufte and duftet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dufte runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against duftet's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dufte and duftet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dufte is [ˈdʊftə] while duftet is [ˈdʊftət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “dufte” sits inside “duftet”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dufte is recorded at frequency rank #42,433, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊftə]. duftet is at rank #25,967, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʊftət].
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 68400, this pair ranks #508,999 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dufte vs duftet
Shared letters: deftu. Private to "dufte": -. Private to "duftet": -.
"dufte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "duftet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dufte" for "duftet" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dufte" or "duftet"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dufte" and "duftet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dufte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duftet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #508,999 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dufte" and "duftet" 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 #508,999 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.