Which to use
“Drachen” is a noun and “duschen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,897
- “Drachen” frequency rank
- #6,527
- “duschen” frequency rank
- 14424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Drachen | duschen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unbemanntes, an Schnüren gehaltenes Fluggerät (Spielzeug) | sich oder jemanden anders mithilfe einer Brause meist zu Reinigungszwecken mit Wasser berieseln |
Where the eye mixes Drachen and duschen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Drachen vs duschen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Drachen is [ˈdʁaxn̩] while duschen is [ˈduːʃn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14424, 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]. duschen is at rank #6,527, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈduːʃn̩].
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 14424, this pair ranks #1,951,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Drachen vs duschen
Shared letters: cdehn. Private to "Drachen": ar. Private to "duschen": su.
"Drachen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "duschen" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Drachen" for "duschen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Drachen" or "duschen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Drachen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duschen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,951,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Drachen" and "duschen" 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 #1,951,307 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.