Which to use
“dass” is a conjunction and “draus” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27
- “dass” frequency rank
- #9,172
- “draus” frequency rank
- 9199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dass | draus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | drückt eine Folge des Geschehens aus, Art und Weise oder Grad | auf eine direkte räumliche oder ursächliche Herkunft weisend |
Where the eye mixes dass and draus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dass and draus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dass is [das] while draus is [dʁaʊ̯s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (conjunction vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dass is recorded at frequency rank #27, classified as aconj, 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 9199, this pair ranks #1,981,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dass vs draus
Shared letters: ads. Private to "dass": -. Private to "draus": ru.
"dass" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "draus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dass" and "draus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dass" vs "draus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dass" 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 #1,981,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dass" 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 #1,981,015 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.