duftetvsDuttWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: duftet is a verb, Dutt is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“duftet” is a verb and “Dutt” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,967
“duftet” frequency rank
#33,540
“Dutt” frequency rank
59507
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature duftet Dutt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs duften zu einem Knoten geflochtenes Haar am Hinterkopf

Where the eye mixes duftet and Dutt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
duftet
4 ch
Dutt

Visual trap between duftet and Dutt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: duftet is [ˈdʊftət] while Dutt is [dʊt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59507, 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]. Dutt is at rank #33,540, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dʊt].

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 59507, this pair ranks #821,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of duftet vs Dutt

Shared letters: dtu. Private to "duftet": ef. Private to "Dutt": -.

"duftet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Dutt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • duftetdduftet · dfutet · dufett · dufftet · duftett · duftte · dufttet · dutfet
  • Duttddutt · dtut · dut · udtt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "duftet" for "Dutt" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "duftet" is a verb and "Dutt" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "duftet" or "Dutt"?
"duftet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,967 in our German list, against #33,540 for "Dutt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "duftet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Dutt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #821,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "duftet" and "Dutt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duch vs Dutt". 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 #821,985 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list