Which to use
“Daches” and “Drache” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,440
- “Daches” frequency rank
- #14,269
- “Drache” frequency rank
- 51709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Daches | Drache |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dach | großes Mischwesen, meist geflügelt, feuerspeiend und mit großen Klauen, das einer Schlange oder Echse ähnelt |
Where the eye mixes Daches and Drache
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Daches and Drache
A purely visual mix-up. Daches ([ˈdaxəs]) and Drache ([ˈdʁaxə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Daches is recorded at frequency rank #37,440, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdaxəs]. Drache is at rank #14,269, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʁaxə].
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 51709, this pair ranks #1,125,108 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Daches vs Drache
Shared letters: acdeh. Private to "Daches": s. Private to "Drache": r.
"Daches" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Drache" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Daches" for "Drache" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Daches" vs "Drache" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Daches" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Drache" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,125,108 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Daches" and "Drache" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Daches vs Dackel". 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 #1,125,108 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.