Which to use
“duften” and “duftet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,865
- “duften” frequency rank
- #25,967
- “duftet” frequency rank
- 71832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duften | duftet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | angenehmen Geruch abgeben, verströmen, verbreiten | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs duften |
Where the eye mixes duften and duftet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. duften and duftet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses duften with duftet
A purely visual mix-up. duften ([ˈdʊftn̩]) and duftet ([ˈdʊftət]) 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 a single letter - n in “duften” becomes t in “duftet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duften is recorded at frequency rank #45,865, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʊftn̩]. 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 71832, this pair ranks #405,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duften vs duftet
Shared letters: deftu. Private to "duften": n. Private to "duftet": -.
"duften" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "duftet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duften" and "duftet" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "duften" vs "duftet" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "duften" and "duftet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "duften" 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 #405,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duften" and "duftet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duften vs Dukaten". 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 #405,561 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.