Which to use
“dürft” and “durften” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,457
- “dürft” frequency rank
- #4,603
- “durften” frequency rank
- 15060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dürft | durften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dürfen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs dürfen |
Where the eye mixes dürft and durften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dürft and durften
A purely visual mix-up. dürft ([dʏʁft]) and durften ([ˈdʊʁftn̩]) 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 15060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dürft is recorded at frequency rank #10,457, classified as averb, pronounced [dʏʁft]. durften is at rank #4,603, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʊʁftn̩].
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 15060, this pair ranks #1,946,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dürft vs durften
Shared letters: dfrt. Private to "dürft": ü. Private to "durften": enu.
"dürft" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "durften" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durften ← ddurften · druften · dufrten · durfetn · durfften · durftenn · durftne · durftten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dürft" and "durften" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dürft" or "durften"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dürft" and "durften" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dürft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dürft" and "durften" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duran vs dürft". 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 #1,946,691 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.