dränge

[ˈdʁɛŋə]

/[ˈdʁɛŋə]/ verb

The verdict

“dränge” is uncommon German (frequency #59,582 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,582
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drängen

Corpus desk

Index DE-drange · dränge · German

dränge · rank #59,582 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,582
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drogenabhängi…

Nearest frequency peer: Drogenabhängige (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „dränge“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „dränge“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dränge
PropertyValue
Headworddränge
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʁɛŋə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,582
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dränge“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).drängefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Drogenabhängige“ (#59,581), „Drittels“ (#59,580), „Durchgängen“ (#59,584). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dränge“ bei #59,582. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dränge is uncommon German at frequency #59,582 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʁɛŋə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for dränge in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is dränge, spelled D-R-Ä-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drängen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drängen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drängen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drängen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dränge"?
"dränge" is spelled D-R-Ä-N-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁɛŋə].
What does "dränge" mean?
As a verb, "dränge" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drängen
How do you pronounce "dränge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dränge" is [ˈdʁɛŋə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dränge" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dränge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list