Which to use
“senkt” and “senkte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,968
- “senkt” frequency rank
- #30,765
- “senkte” frequency rank
- 42733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | senkt | senkte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs senken | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs senken |
Where the eye mixes senkt and senkte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. senkt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against senkte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: senkt vs senkte
A purely visual mix-up. senkt ([zɛŋkt]) and senkte ([ˈzɛŋktə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “senkt” sits inside “senkte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
senkt is recorded at frequency rank #11,968, classified as averb, pronounced [zɛŋkt]. senkte is at rank #30,765, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzɛŋktə].
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 42733, this pair ranks #1,440,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of senkt vs senkte
Shared letters: eknst. Private to "senkt": -. Private to "senkte": -.
"senkt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "senkte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "senkt" and "senkte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "senkt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "senkte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,440,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "senkt" and "senkte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "senkte vs Sönke". 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 #1,440,230 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.