Which to use
“duftet” and “dürftest” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,967
- “duftet” frequency rank
- #48,083
- “dürftest” frequency rank
- 74050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duftet | dürftest |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs duften | 2. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs dürfen |
Where the eye mixes duftet and dürftest
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. duftet runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against dürftest's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between duftet and dürftest
A purely visual mix-up. duftet ([ˈdʊftət]) and dürftest ([ˈdʏʁftəst]) 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 74050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duftet is recorded at frequency rank #25,967, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʊftət]. dürftest is at rank #48,083, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʏʁftəst].
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 74050, this pair ranks #343,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duftet vs dürftest
Shared letters: deft. Private to "duftet": u. Private to "dürftest": rsü.
"duftet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dürftest" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- duftet ← dduftet · dfutet · dufett · dufftet · duftett · duftte · dufttet · dutfet
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "duftet" and "dürftest" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "duftet" or "dürftest" show up more?
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- Full dictionary entry for "duftet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dürftest" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #343,731 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duftet" and "dürftest" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dorffest vs dürftest". 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 #343,731 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.