Drachen

[ˈdʁaxn̩]

/[ˈdʁaxn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Drachen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,897. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,897
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unbemanntes, an Schnüren gehaltenes Fluggerät (Spielzeug)

Corpus desk

Index DE-drachen · Drachen · German

Drachen · rank #7,897 · 11 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,897
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Diana

Nearest frequency peer: Diana (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Drachen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Drachen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Drachen vs drehen
57% similar
Drachen vs drohen
57% similar
Drachen vs Dramen
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Drachen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Drachenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Diana“ (#7,896), „drüben“ (#7,898), „deutlichen“ (#7,895). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Drachen“ bei #7,897. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Drachen (IPA [ˈdʁaxn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,897 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Drachen, with forms such as "darchen", "ddrachen", and "dracchen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "drehen", "drohen", "Dramen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Drachen, spelled D-R-A-C-H-E-N.

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“)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Drachen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Drachen steigen lassen
  2. „Der Hängegleiter wird auch als Drachen, das Gleitsegel auch als Gleitschirm oder Paragleiter bezeichnet.“

Synonyms

KiteDeltadrachenDeltagleiterDeltaseglerHängegleiterDrachenviereckDeltoid

This word in other languages

kite(English)cometa(Español)cerf-volant(Français)pipa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • darchen
  • ddrachen
  • dracchen
  • dracehn
  • drachenn
  • drachhen
  • drachne
  • drahcen
  • drcahen
  • drrachen
  • rdachen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Drachen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

darchen2ddrachen1dracchen1dracehn2drachenn1drachhen1drachne2drahcen2
Edit distance from "Drachen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Drachen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dachten#7,891Classic#7,889belohnt#7,876Gebirge#7,920

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

erlassen11 variantsAusübung11 variantsauslösen11 variantsanfängt11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list