Which to use
“dürr” is an adjective and “Durst” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,514
- “dürr” frequency rank
- #11,217
- “Durst” frequency rank
- 36731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dürr | Durst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | trocken | (heftiges) Verlangen zu trinken |
Where the eye mixes dürr and Durst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dürr vs Durst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dürr is [dʏʁ] while Durst is [dʊʁst]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dürr is recorded at frequency rank #25,514, classified as anadj, pronounced [dʏʁ]. Durst is at rank #11,217, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dʊʁst].
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 36731, this pair ranks #1,608,111 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dürr vs Durst
Shared letters: dr. Private to "dürr": ü. Private to "Durst": stu.
"dürr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Durst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Durst ← ddurst · drust · durrst · dursst · durstt · durts · dusrt · udrst
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dürr" and "Durst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "dürr" or "Durst" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dürr" and "Durst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dürr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Durst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,608,111 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dürr" and "Durst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "duran vs dürr". 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 #1,608,111 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.