Which to use
“drag” is a verb and “drin” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,008
- “drag” frequency rank
- #1,126
- “drin” frequency rank
- 31134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drag | drin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schleppen, nachschleppen, schleifen, zerren | eine Ortsangabe ‚innerhalb von etwas‘ verstärkend |
Letter map: drag vs drin
Shared letters muted; letters that set drag and drin apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - drag and drin
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: drag is averb and drinanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drag is recorded at frequency rank #30,008, classified as averb, pronounced […]. drin is at rank #1,126, tagged as anadv, pronounced [dʁɪn].
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 31134, this pair ranks #1,734,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of drag vs drin
Shared letters: dr. Private to "drag": ag. Private to "drin": in.
"drag" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "drin" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "drag" and "drin" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "drag" or "drin"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "drag" and "drin".
- Full dictionary entry for "drag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,734,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drag" and "drin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drag vs puzzles". 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 #1,734,128 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.