drago

[ˈdraːɡo]

/[ˈdraːɡo]/ noun

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The verdict

“drago” is uncommon German (frequency #53,617 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,617
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Drache

Corpus desk

Index DE-drago · drago · German

drago · rank #53,617 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,617
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dotierte

Nearest frequency peer: dotierte (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „drago“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „drago“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for drago
PropertyValue
Headworddrago
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdraːɡo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#53,617
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „drago“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.dragofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dotierte“ (#53,616), „Draufgänger“ (#53,618), „dodo“ (#53,614). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „drago“ bei #53,617. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

drago is uncommon German at frequency #53,617 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdraːɡo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Drache".

drago has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 drago, spelled D-R-A-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Drache

This word in other languages

dragon(English)

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 "drago"?
"drago" is spelled D-R-A-G-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdraːɡo].
What does "drago" mean?
As a noun, "drago" means: Drache
How do you pronounce "drago"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drago" is [ˈdraːɡo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drago" come from?
"drago" 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 "drago", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ethos#53,666brich#53,557brems#53,555fault#53,679

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list