Which to use
“dragon” and “dragons” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,041
- “dragon” frequency rank
- #24,301
- “dragons” frequency rank
- 38342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dragon | dragons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | großes Mischwesen, meist geflügelt, feuerspeiend und mit großen Klauen, das einer Schlange oder Echse ähnelt; Drache | Plural des Substantivs dragon |
Letter map: dragon vs dragons
Shared letters muted; letters that set dragon and dragons apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Spelling & dictionary notes on dragon vs dragons
dragon and dragons 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 1 extra letter(s) - “dragon” sits inside “dragons”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dragon is recorded at frequency rank #14,041, classified as anoun, pronounced [dræɡən]. dragons is at rank #24,301, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 38342, this pair ranks #1,566,471 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dragon vs dragons
Shared letters: adgnor. Private to "dragon": -. Private to "dragons": s.
"dragon" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "dragons" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dragon" and "dragons" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "dragon" or "dragons" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dragon" and "dragons".
- Full dictionary entry for "dragon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dragons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,566,471 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dragon" and "dragons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dragons 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 #1,566,471 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.