Which to use
“dürfe” and “dürft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,900
- “dürfe” frequency rank
- #10,457
- “dürft” frequency rank
- 18357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dürfe | dürft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dürfen | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dürfen |
Where the eye mixes dürfe and dürft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. dürfe ([ˈdʏʁfə]) and dürft ([dʏʁft]) 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 - e in “dürfe” becomes t in “dürft”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dürfe is recorded at frequency rank #7,900, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʏʁfə]. dürft is at rank #10,457, tagged as averb, pronounced [dʏʁft].
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 18357, this pair ranks #1,919,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dürfe vs dürft
Shared letters: dfrü. Private to "dürfe": e. Private to "dürft": t.
"dürfe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dürft" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC