Which to use
“darauf” and “draus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #277
- “darauf” frequency rank
- #9,172
- “draus” frequency rank
- 9449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | darauf | draus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | referenziert einen Zustand oder eine Sache oder Handlung, die gerade zuvor genannt wurde | auf eine direkte räumliche oder ursächliche Herkunft weisend |
Where the eye mixes darauf and draus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. darauf runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against draus's 5 (CCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between darauf and draus
A purely visual mix-up. darauf ([daˈʁaʊ̯f]) and draus ([dʁaʊ̯s]) 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 9449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
darauf is recorded at frequency rank #277, classified as anadv, pronounced [daˈʁaʊ̯f]. draus is at rank #9,172, tagged as anadv, pronounced [dʁaʊ̯s].
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 9449, this pair ranks #1,979,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of darauf vs draus
Shared letters: adru. Private to "darauf": f. Private to "draus": s.
"darauf" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "draus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "darauf" and "draus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "darauf" vs "draus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "darauf" and "draus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "darauf" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "draus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,979,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "darauf" and "draus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "draus vs draw". 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 #1,979,895 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.