gedrucktevsgerücktWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: gedruckte is a adjective, gerückt is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“gedruckte” is an adjective and “gerückt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,589
“gedruckte” frequency rank
#12,500
“gerückt” frequency rank
33089
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gedruckte gerückt
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedruckt Partizip Perfekt des Verbs rücken

Where the eye mixes gedruckte and gerückt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gedruckte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against gerückt's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
gedruckte
7 ch
gerückt

Visual trap between gedruckte and gerückt

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gedruckte is [ɡəˈdʁʊktə] while gerückt is [ɡəˈʁʏkt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gedruckte is recorded at frequency rank #20,589, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈdʁʊktə]. gerückt is at rank #12,500, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁʏkt].

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 33089, this pair ranks #1,693,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gedruckte vs gerückt

Shared letters: cegkrt. Private to "gedruckte": du. Private to "gerückt": ü.

"gedruckte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV  ·  "gerückt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gedruckte ← egdruckte · gderuckte · geddruckte · gedrcukte · gedrruckte · gedrucckte · gedrucket · gedruckkte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gedruckte" and "gerückt" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "gedruckte" is an adjective and "gerückt" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "gedruckte" or "gerückt"?
"gerückt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,500 in our German list, against #20,589 for "gedruckte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "gedruckte" and "gerückt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gedruckte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gerückt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,693,510 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gedruckte" and "gerückt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedeckte vs gedruckte". 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 #1,693,510 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list