Which to use
“dürft” is a verb and “dürr” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,457
- “dürft” frequency rank
- #25,514
- “dürr” frequency rank
- 35971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dürft | dürr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dürfen | trocken |
Where the eye mixes dürft and dürr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dürft is [dʏʁft] while dürr is [dʏʁ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35971, 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]. dürr is at rank #25,514, tagged as anadj, pronounced [dʏʁ].
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 35971, this pair ranks #1,627,111 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dürft vs dürr
Shared letters: drü. Private to "dürft": ft. Private to "dürr": -.
"dürft" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "dürr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC