Which to use
“Drache” and “Drähte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,269
- “Drache” frequency rank
- #31,513
- “Drähte” frequency rank
- 45782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Drache | Drähte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | großes Mischwesen, meist geflügelt, feuerspeiend und mit großen Klauen, das einer Schlange oder Echse ähnelt | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Draht |
Where the eye mixes Drache and Drähte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Drache vs Drähte
A purely visual mix-up. Drache ([ˈdʁaxə]) and Drähte ([ˈdʁɛːtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45782, 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]. Drähte is at rank #31,513, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʁɛːtə].
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 45782, this pair ranks #1,341,381 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Drache vs Drähte
Shared letters: dehr. Private to "Drache": ac. Private to "Drähte": tä.
"Drache" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Drähte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Drache ← darche · ddrache · dracche · draceh · drachhe · drahce · drcahe · drrache
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Drache" and "Drähte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Drache" vs "Drähte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Drache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Drähte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,341,381 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Drache" and "Drähte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "draft vs Drähte". 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 #1,341,381 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.