Which to use
“Dächer” and “Drachen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,517
- “Dächer” frequency rank
- #7,897
- “Drachen” frequency rank
- 26414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dächer | Drachen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Dach | unbemanntes, an Schnüren gehaltenes Fluggerät (Spielzeug) |
Where the eye mixes Dächer and Drachen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Dächer runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Drachen's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Dächer vs Drachen
A purely visual mix-up. Dächer ([ˈdɛçɐ]) and Drachen ([ˈdʁaxn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dächer is recorded at frequency rank #18,517, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɛçɐ]. Drachen is at rank #7,897, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʁaxn̩].
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 26414, this pair ranks #1,818,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Dächer vs Drachen
Shared letters: cdehr. Private to "Dächer": ä. Private to "Drachen": an.
"Dächer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Drachen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Drachen ← darchen · ddrachen · dracchen · dracehn · drachenn · drachhen · drachne · drahcen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Dächer" for "Drachen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Dächer" or "Drachen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Dächer" and "Drachen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dächer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Drachen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,818,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dächer" and "Drachen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dächer vs danger". 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 #1,818,481 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.