Which to use
“Drache” and “Draht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,269
- “Drache” frequency rank
- #10,452
- “Draht” frequency rank
- 24721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Drache | Draht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | großes Mischwesen, meist geflügelt, feuerspeiend und mit großen Klauen, das einer Schlange oder Echse ähnelt | dünnes biegsames Metallstück mit in der Regel rundem Profil |
Where the eye mixes Drache and Draht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Drache with Draht
A purely visual mix-up. Drache ([ˈdʁaxə]) and Draht ([dʁaːt]) 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 24721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Drache is recorded at frequency rank #14,269, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʁaxə]. Draht is at rank #10,452, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dʁaːt].
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 24721, this pair ranks #1,843,686 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Drache vs Draht
Shared letters: adhr. Private to "Drache": ce. Private to "Draht": t.
"Drache" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Draht" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Drache" and "Draht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Drache" or "Draht"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Drache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Draht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,843,686 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Drache" and "Draht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deiche vs Drache". 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 #1,843,686 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.