Which to use
“draft” is a verb and “draus” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,264
- “draft” frequency rank
- #9,172
- “draus” frequency rank
- 45436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | draft | draus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs draften | auf eine direkte räumliche oder ursächliche Herkunft weisend |
Where the eye mixes draft and draus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between draft and draus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: draft is [dʁaːft] while draus is [dʁaʊ̯s]. 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 (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
draft is recorded at frequency rank #36,264, classified as averb, pronounced [dʁaːft]. draus is at rank #9,172, tagged as anadv, pronounced [dʁaʊ̯s].
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 45436, this pair ranks #1,353,090 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of draft vs draus
Shared letters: adr. Private to "draft": ft. Private to "draus": su.
"draft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "draus" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "draft" and "draus" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "draft" vs "draus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "draft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "draus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,353,090 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "draft" and "draus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "draft vs draw". 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 #1,353,090 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.