Which to use
“Drache” and “Dusche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,269
- “Drache” frequency rank
- #4,604
- “Dusche” frequency rank
- 18873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Drache | Dusche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | großes Mischwesen, meist geflügelt, feuerspeiend und mit großen Klauen, das einer Schlange oder Echse ähnelt | Einrichtung, meist im Badezimmer, die das Wasser aus größerer Höhe auf den Körper fallen lässt und so das schnelle Waschen des Körpers erlaubt |
Where the eye mixes Drache and Dusche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Drache vs Dusche
A purely visual mix-up. Drache ([ˈdʁaxə]) and Dusche ([ˈduːʃə]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18873, 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]. Dusche is at rank #4,604, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈduːʃə].
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 18873, this pair ranks #1,914,023 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Drache vs Dusche
Shared letters: cdeh. Private to "Drache": ar. Private to "Dusche": su.
"Drache" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Dusche" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Drache" and "Dusche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Drache" or "Dusche"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Drache" and "Dusche" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Drache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Dusche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,914,023 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Drache" and "Dusche" 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 #1,914,023 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.