Drachen

/[ˈdʁaxn̩]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,897

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

Drachen is aGermannoun. It means: unbemanntes, an Schnüren gehaltenes Fluggerät (Spielzeug) Pronounced [ˈdʁaxn̩]. It ranks #7,897 in German word frequency. Often confused with drehen and drohen.

Key facts for Drachen
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrachen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʁaxn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,897
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Drachen is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdʁaxn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,897 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Drachen, with forms such as "darchen", "ddrachen", and "dracchen". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "drehen", "drohen", "Dramen", 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 Drachen, spelled D-R-A-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    unbemanntes, an Schnüren gehaltenes Fluggerät (Spielzeug)
  2. 2
    antriebsloses, bemanntes Gleitfluggerät (Hängegleiter)
  3. 3
    Viereck mit zwei Paaren gleich langer aneinander grenzender Seiten
  4. 4
    Segelbootsklasse für drei Personen
  5. 5
    Nebenform von Drache (besonders in der Bedeutung „zänkisches Weib“)

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: darchen,ddrachen,dracchen,dracehn,drachenn,drachhen,drachne,drahcen,drcahen,drrachen,rdachen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Drachen

Misspelling Variants of "Drachen"

darchen7ddrachen8dracchen8dracehn7drachenn8drachhen8drachne7drahcen7
Misspelling Variants of "Drachen"

Frequency rank: #7,897 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Drachen"?
"Drachen" is spelled D-R-A-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʁaxn̩].
What does "Drachen" mean?
As a noun, "Drachen" means: unbemanntes, an Schnüren gehaltenes Fluggerät (Spielzeug)
What words are commonly confused with "Drachen"?
"Drachen" is commonly confused with "drehen", "drohen", "Dramen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Drachen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Drachen" is [ˈdʁaxn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Drachen" come from?
"Drachen" 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.