Which to use
“Drachen” is a noun and “drohen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,897
- “Drachen” frequency rank
- #6,409
- “drohen” frequency rank
- 14306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Drachen | drohen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unbemanntes, an Schnüren gehaltenes Fluggerät (Spielzeug) | jemanden durch die Ankündigung von Gewalt oder Sanktionen einschüchtern oder zwingen, etwas zu tun |
Where the eye mixes Drachen and drohen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Drachen runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against drohen's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Drachen vs drohen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Drachen is [ˈdʁaxn̩] while drohen is [ˈdʁoːən]. 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 14306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Drachen is recorded at frequency rank #7,897, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʁaxn̩]. drohen is at rank #6,409, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁoːən].
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 14306, this pair ranks #1,952,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Drachen vs drohen
Shared letters: dehnr. Private to "Drachen": ac. Private to "drohen": o.
"Drachen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "drohen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Drachen" and "drohen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Drachen" or "drohen" show up more?
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 "Drachen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drohen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,952,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Drachen" and "drohen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dörfchen vs Drachen". 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 #1,952,134 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.