Which to use
“Dokus” is a noun and “draus” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,481
- “Dokus” frequency rank
- #9,172
- “draus” frequency rank
- 41653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Dokus | draus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Körperteil, auf dem man sitzt; Gesäß | auf eine direkte räumliche oder ursächliche Herkunft weisend |
Where the eye mixes Dokus and draus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Dokus (CVCVC) and draus (CCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Dokus vs draus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Dokus is [ˈdoːkʊs] while draus is [dʁaʊ̯s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Dokus is recorded at frequency rank #32,481, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdoːkʊs]. 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 41653, this pair ranks #1,473,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Dokus vs draus
Shared letters: dsu. Private to "Dokus": ko. Private to "draus": ar.
"Dokus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "draus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Dokus" and "draus" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Dokus" or "draus"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Dokus" and "draus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Dokus" 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 #1,473,034 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Dokus" and "draus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Docks vs Dokus". 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 #1,473,034 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.