Drache

/[ˈdʁaxə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,269

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

Drache is aGermannoun. It means: großes Mischwesen, meist geflügelt, feuerspeiend und mit großen Klauen, das einer Schlange oder Echse ähnelt Pronounced [ˈdʁaxə]. Often confused with Draht and drehe.

Key facts for Drache
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrache
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁaxə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,269
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Drache in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Drache is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʁaxə]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,269 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Drache, with forms such as "darche", "ddrache", and "dracche". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Draht", "drehe", "drohe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Drache, spelled D-R-A-C-H-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    großes Mischwesen, meist geflügelt, feuerspeiend und mit großen Klauen, das einer Schlange oder Echse ähnelt
  2. 2
    ein Sternbild
  3. 3
    bösartige Frau (oftmals Ehefrau oder Schwiegermutter)

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: darche,ddrache,dracche,draceh,drachhe,drahce,drcahe,drrache,rdache

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Drache

Misspelling Variants of "Drache"

darche6ddrache7dracche7draceh6drachhe7drahce6drcahe6drrache7
Misspelling Variants of "Drache"

Frequency rank: #14,269 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Drache"?
"Drache" is spelled D-R-A-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁaxə].
What does "Drache" mean?
As a noun, "Drache" means: großes Mischwesen, meist geflügelt, feuerspeiend und mit großen Klauen, das einer Schlange oder Echse ähnelt
What words are commonly confused with "Drache"?
"Drache" is commonly confused with "Draht", "drehe", "drohe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Drache"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drache" is [ˈdʁaxə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drache" come from?
"Drache" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.