Which to use
“Draht” and “Drähte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,452
- “Draht” frequency rank
- #31,513
- “Drähte” frequency rank
- 41965
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Draht | Drähte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dünnes biegsames Metallstück mit in der Regel rundem Profil | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Draht |
Where the eye mixes Draht and Drähte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Draht runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against Drähte's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Draht vs Drähte
A purely visual mix-up. Draht ([dʁaːt]) and Drähte ([ˈdʁɛːtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Draht is recorded at frequency rank #10,452, classified as anoun, pronounced [dʁaːt]. Drähte is at rank #31,513, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdʁɛːtə].
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 41965, this pair ranks #1,463,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Draht vs Drähte
Shared letters: dhrt. Private to "Draht": a. Private to "Drähte": eä.
"Draht" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Drähte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Draht ← darht · ddraht · drahht · drahtt · drath · drhat · drraht · rdaht
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Draht" for "Drähte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Draht" or "Drähte"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Draht" and "Drähte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Draht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Drähte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,463,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Draht" and "Drähte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "draft vs Drähte". 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 #1,463,683 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.