Which to use
“verdrängen” and “vordringen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,721
- “verdrängen” frequency rank
- #26,679
- “vordringen” frequency rank
- 40400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verdrängen | vordringen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden oder etwas von seiner Stelle drängen oder schieben; den Platz von etwas einnehmen | nach Überwindung von Hindernissen, mit Gewalt, unter Mühen zu einem bestimmten, vorher nicht erreichten Ort gelangen |
Where the eye mixes verdrängen and vordringen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verdrängen and vordringen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: verdrängen vs vordringen
A purely visual mix-up. verdrängen ([fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋən]) and vordringen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌdʁɪŋən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verdrängen is recorded at frequency rank #13,721, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈdʁɛŋən]. vordringen is at rank #26,679, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌdʁɪŋən].
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 40400, this pair ranks #1,509,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verdrängen vs vordringen
Shared letters: degnrv. Private to "verdrängen": ä. Private to "vordringen": io.
"verdrängen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "vordringen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vordringen ← ovrdringen · vodrringen · vorddringen · vordirngen · vordrignen · vordrinegn · vordringenn · vordringgen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verdrängen" and "vordringen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "verdrängen" vs "vordringen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verdrängen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vordringen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,509,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verdrängen" and "vordringen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vordringen vs vorzudringen". 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 #1,509,585 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.