durfte

[ˈdʊʁftə]

/[ˈdʊʁftə]/ verb

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The verdict

“durfte” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,200. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,200
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-durfte · durfte · German

durfte · rank #2,200 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,200
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Design

Nearest frequency peer: Design (-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 „durfte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „durfte“ 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).

durfte vs Durst
50% similar
durfte vs Dürre
33% similar
durfte vs durften
86% similar

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

Key facts for durfte
PropertyValue
Headworddurfte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʊʁftə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,200
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „durfte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).durfteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Design“ (#2,199), „frisch“ (#2,201), „Dame“ (#2,198). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „durfte“ bei #2,200. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around durfte (IPA [ˈdʊʁftə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,200 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for durfte, with forms such as "ddurfte", "drufte", and "dufrte". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Durst", "Dürre", "durften", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 durfte, spelled D-U-R-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs dürfen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs dürfen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddurfte
  • drufte
  • dufrte
  • durfet
  • durffte
  • durftte
  • durrfte
  • durtfe
  • udrfte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddurfte1drufte2dufrte2durfet2durffte1durftte1durrfte1durtfe2
Edit distance from "durfte"

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 "durfte"?
"durfte" is spelled D-U-R-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊʁftə].
What does "durfte" mean?
As a verb, "durfte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs dürfen
What words are commonly confused with "durfte"?
"durfte" is commonly confused with "Durst", "Dürre", "durften". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "durfte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durfte" is [ˈdʊʁftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durfte" come from?
"durfte" 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 "durfte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Design#2,199frisch#2,201George#2,204hervor#2,205

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Staffel9 variantsStefan9 variantsWorten9 variantsPosten9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list