Dragee

[dʁaˈʒeː]

/[dʁaˈʒeː]/ noun

The verdict

“Dragee” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - essbarer kleiner Gegenstand, der mit Zucker oder Schokolade umhüllt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-dragee · Dragee · German

Dragee · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Dragee
PropertyValue
HeadwordDragee
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dʁaˈʒeː]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Dragee“ im Deutschen

Drageeliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dragee is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dʁaˈʒeː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Dragee doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Dragee, spelled D-R-A-G-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    essbarer kleiner Gegenstand, der mit Zucker oder Schokolade umhüllt ist
  2. 2
    pharmazeutisches Produkt zur Verabreichung von medizinischen Wirkstoffen in einer Schutzschicht aus verschiedenen Zuckerarten
  3. 3
    „zusammengerollte Papierstreifen mit aufgedruckten Versen zum Werfen im Karneval“

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn du die Dragees nicht mehr isst, setze ich sie weg.
  2. Du solltest unbedingt diese Dragees einnehmen, es wird die Heilung positiv beeinflussen.

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dragee"?
"Dragee" is spelled D-R-A-G-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is [dʁaˈʒeː].
What does "Dragee" mean?
As a noun, "Dragee" means: essbarer kleiner Gegenstand, der mit Zucker oder Schokolade umhüllt ist
How do you pronounce "Dragee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dragee" is [dʁaˈʒeː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dragee" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list