drängte

[ˈdʁɛŋtə]

/[ˈdʁɛŋtə]/ verb

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The verdict

“drängte” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,262. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,262
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-drangte · drängte · German

drängte · rank #17,262 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,262
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dringen

Nearest frequency peer: dringen (-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 „drängte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „drängte“ 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).

drängte vs dringt
71% similar
drängte vs drängten
88% similar
drängte vs drang
57% similar

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

Key facts for drängte
PropertyValue
Headworddrängte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʁɛŋtə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,262
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „drängte“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.drängteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dringen“ (#17,261), „dunkles“ (#17,263), „drehten“ (#17,260). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „drängte“ bei #17,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around drängte (IPA [ˈdʁɛŋtə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,262 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for drängte, with forms such as "ddrängte", "drnägte", and "drrängte". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "dringt", "drängten", "drang", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is drängte, spelled D-R-Ä-N-G-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drängen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drängen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drängen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drängen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddrängte
  • drnägte
  • drrängte
  • drägnte
  • dränget
  • dränggte
  • drängtte
  • dränngte
  • dräntge
  • därngte
  • rdängte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drängte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddrängte1drnägte2drrängte1drägnte2dränget2dränggte1drängtte1dränngte1
Edit distance from "drängte"

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 "drängte"?
"drängte" is spelled D-R-Ä-N-G-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁɛŋtə].
What does "drängte" mean?
As a verb, "drängte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drängen
What words are commonly confused with "drängte"?
"drängte" is commonly confused with "dringt", "drängten", "drang". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "drängte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drängte" is [ˈdʁɛŋtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drängte" come from?
"drängte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dringen#17,261dunkles#17,263drehten#17,260düstere#17,266

Similar misspelling depth

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

contact11 variantserkennst11 variantsernsten11 variantsernster11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list