Which to use
“drag” and “drug” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,008
- “drag” frequency rank
- #38,692
- “drug” frequency rank
- 68700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drag | drug |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schleppen, nachschleppen, schleifen, zerren | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs drag |
Letter map: drag vs drug
Shared letters muted; letters that set drag and drug apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - drag / drug
drag and drug are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - a in “drag” becomes u in “drug”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drag is recorded at frequency rank #30,008, classified as averb, pronounced […]. drug is at rank #38,692, tagged as averb, pronounced [dɹʌɡ].
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 68700, this pair ranks #499,654 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of drag vs drug
Shared letters: dgr. Private to "drag": a. Private to "drug": u.
"drag" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "drug" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "drag" and "drug" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "drag" or "drug" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "drag" vs "drug" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "drag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drug" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #499,654 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drag" and "drug" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drug vs duc". 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 #499,654 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.