drängen

[ˈdʁɛŋən]

/[ˈdʁɛŋən]/ verb

The verdict

“drängen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,748. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,748
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden an einen Ort bewegen, ohne dass er es will

Corpus desk

Index DE-drangen · drängen · German

drängen · rank #7,748 · 11 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,748
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH division

Nearest frequency peer: division (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „drängen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „drängen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

drängen vs Drogen
57% similar
drängen vs drängt
71% similar
drängen vs drinnen
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for drängen
PropertyValue
Headworddrängen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʁɛŋən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,748
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „drängen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).drängenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „division“ (#7,747), „Dynamik“ (#7,749), „Diplom“ (#7,746). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „drängen“ bei #7,748. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around drängen (IPA [ˈdʁɛŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,748 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for drängen, with forms such as "ddrängen", "drnägen", and "drrängen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Drogen", "drängt", "drinnen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is drängen, spelled D-R-Ä-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden an einen Ort bewegen, ohne dass er es will
  2. 2
    jemanden zu einer Handlung bewegen, die er nicht ausführen möchte
  3. 3
    Handlungsdruck erzeugen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how drängen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mit aller Kraft versuchen die Viehtreiber das widerspenstige Kalb in die Ecke des Gatters zu drängen.
  2. Die Parteigenossen haben ihn dann zur Aufgabe seiner Kandidatur gedrängt.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddrängen
  • drnägen
  • drrängen
  • drägnen
  • dränegn
  • drängenn
  • dränggen
  • drängne
  • dränngen
  • därngen
  • rdängen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drängen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddrängen1drnägen2drrängen1drägnen2dränegn2drängenn1dränggen1drängne2
Edit distance from "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 "drängen"?
"drängen" is spelled D-R-Ä-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁɛŋən].
What does "drängen" mean?
As a verb, "drängen" means: jemanden an einen Ort bewegen, ohne dass er es will
What words are commonly confused with "drängen"?
"drängen" is commonly confused with "Drogen", "drängt", "drinnen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "drängen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drängen" is [ˈdʁɛŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drängen" come from?
"drängen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list