Which to use
“trockenen” is an adjective and “trocknen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,145
- “trockenen” frequency rank
- #11,134
- “trocknen” frequency rank
- 19279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trockenen | trocknen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs trocken | etwas, das nass ist, trocken machen; Feuchtigkeit entziehen |
Where the eye mixes trockenen and trocknen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. trockenen runs 9 letters (CCVCCVCVC) against trocknen's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: trockenen vs trocknen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trockenen is [ˈtʁɔkənən] while trocknen is [ˈtʁɔknən]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trockenen is recorded at frequency rank #8,145, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtʁɔkənən]. trocknen is at rank #11,134, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtʁɔknən].
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 19279, this pair ranks #1,910,020 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trockenen vs trocknen
Shared letters: ceknort. Private to "trockenen": -. Private to "trocknen": -.
"trockenen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC · "trocknen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trockenen" for "trocknen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "trockenen" vs "trocknen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "trockenen" and "trocknen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "trockenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trocknen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,910,020 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trockenen" and "trocknen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trocknen vs Trocknung". 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 #1,910,020 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.