Which to use
“das” is a determiner and “draus” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5
- “das” frequency rank
- #9,172
- “draus” frequency rank
- 9177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | das | draus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | [1] Nominativ und Akkusativ Singular Neutrum des bestimmten Artikels der | auf eine direkte räumliche oder ursächliche Herkunft weisend |
Where the eye mixes das and draus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between das and draus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: das is [das] while draus is [dʁaʊ̯s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
das is recorded at frequency rank #5, classified as adet, pronounced [das]. 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 9177, this pair ranks #1,981,132 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of das vs draus
Shared letters: ads. Private to "das": -. Private to "draus": ru.
"das" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "draus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- draus ← darus · ddraus · drasu · drauss · drraus · druas · rdaus
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "das" for "draus" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "das" or "draus" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "das" 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 #1,981,132 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "das" 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 #1,981,132 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.