drang

[dʁaŋ]

/[dʁaŋ]/ verb

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The verdict

“drang” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,171. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,171
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs dringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-drang · drang · German

drang · rank #9,171 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,171
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Diskurs

Nearest frequency peer: Diskurs (-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 „drang“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „drang“ 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).

drang vs drin
60% similar
drang vs drug
60% similar
drang vs draw
60% similar

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

Key facts for drang
PropertyValue
Headworddrang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dʁaŋ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,171
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „drang“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).drangliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Diskurs“ (#9,170), „draus“ (#9,172), „Earl“ (#9,173). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „drang“ bei #9,171. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around drang (IPA [dʁaŋ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,171 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for drang, with forms such as "darng", "ddrang", and "dragn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "drin", "drug", "draw", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is drang, spelled D-R-A-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs dringen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs dringen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • darng
  • ddrang
  • dragn
  • drangg
  • dranng
  • drnag
  • drrang
  • rdang

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drang - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

darng2ddrang1dragn2drangg1dranng1drnag2drrang1rdang2
Edit distance from "drang"

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 "drang"?
"drang" is spelled D-R-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [dʁaŋ].
What does "drang" mean?
As a verb, "drang" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs dringen
What words are commonly confused with "drang"?
"drang" is commonly confused with "drin", "drug", "draw". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "drang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drang" is [dʁaŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drang" come from?
"drang" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

draus#9,172Ellen#9,181Erika#9,185Fluch#9,192

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

erbaut8 variantsAraber8 variantsgeiler8 variantsGewebe8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list