Which to use
“trockener” is an adjective and “trocknen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,738
- “trockener” frequency rank
- #11,134
- “trocknen” frequency rank
- 30872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trockener | trocknen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs trocken | etwas, das nass ist, trocken machen; Feuchtigkeit entziehen |
Where the eye mixes trockener and trocknen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. trockener 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: trockener vs trocknen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trockener is [ˈtʁɔkənɐ] 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 30872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trockener is recorded at frequency rank #19,738, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtʁɔkənɐ]. 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 30872, this pair ranks #1,739,432 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trockener vs trocknen
Shared letters: ceknort. Private to "trockener": -. Private to "trocknen": -.
"trockener" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC · "trocknen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "trockener" and "trocknen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "trockener" or "trocknen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "trockener" and "trocknen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "trockener" 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 #1,739,432 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trockener" and "trocknen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trockenem vs trockener". 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 #1,739,432 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.