Drachen
German, noun/ˈdʁaxən/
Drachen is spelled D-R-A-C-H-E-N (7 letters) and appears 8.7 times per million words in written German, the 7,885th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Drachen is a German masculine noun meaning “kite; hang glider (any gliding construction of poles and fabric)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a genitive/dative/accusative singular of Drache. The German Wiktionary defines it as “unbemanntes, an Schnüren gehaltenes Fluggerät (Spielzeug)”.
What does Drachen mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekite; hang glider (any gliding construction of poles and fabric)
- 2
derogatorymasculinedragon, shrew, battle axe, vixen, harpy (unkind woman, wife)
- 3
masculinenonstandarddragon (mythical beast)
noun
- 1
genitive/dative/accusative singular
- 2
all-case plural
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unbemanntes, an Schnüren gehaltenes Fluggerät (Spielzeug) 2. antriebsloses, bemanntes Gleitfluggerät (Hängegleiter) 3. Viereck mit zwei Paaren gleich langer aneinander grenzender Seiten 4. Segelbootsklasse für drei Personen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Drachen
- Drachens genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Drachen?
- /ˈdʁaxən/
- [ˈdʁaχən]
- [ˈdʁaχn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Drachen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Drachen in German?
Drachen appears 8.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).