Which to use
“Drache” is a noun and “drohe” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,269
- “Drache” frequency rank
- #34,050
- “drohe” frequency rank
- 48319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Drache | drohe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | großes Mischwesen, meist geflügelt, feuerspeiend und mit großen Klauen, das einer Schlange oder Echse ähnelt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs drohen |
Where the eye mixes Drache and drohe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Drache and drohe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Drache is [ˈdʁaxə] while drohe is [ˈdʁoːə]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48319, 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]. drohe is at rank #34,050, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁoːə].
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 48319, this pair ranks #1,252,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Drache vs drohe
Shared letters: dehr. Private to "Drache": ac. Private to "drohe": o.
"Drache" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "drohe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Drache" and "drohe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Drache" vs "drohe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "drohe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,252,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Drache" and "drohe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drohe vs dröhnt". 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 #1,252,921 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.