Which to use
“dürft” is a verb and “Dutt” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,457
- “dürft” frequency rank
- #33,540
- “Dutt” frequency rank
- 43997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dürft | Dutt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dürfen | zu einem Knoten geflochtenes Haar am Hinterkopf |
Where the eye mixes dürft and Dutt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dürft is [dʏʁft] while Dutt is [dʊt]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43997, 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]. 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 43997, this pair ranks #1,400,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dürft vs Dutt
Shared letters: dt. Private to "dürft": frü. Private to "Dutt": u.
"dürft" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Dutt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Dutt ← ddutt · dtut · dut · udtt