Which to use
“drago” is a verb and “droga” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,472
- “drago” frequency rank
- #3,396
- “droga” frequency rank
- 38868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drago | droga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de dragar. | Sustancia que, ingerida o asimilada de otra manera, altera las funciones de un organismo. |
Where the eye mixes drago and droga
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between drago and droga
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: drago is [ˈd̪ɾaɣ̞o] while droga is [ˈd̪ɾoɣ̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drago is recorded at frequency rank #35,472, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪ɾaɣ̞o]. droga is at rank #3,396, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ɾoɣ̞a].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 38868, this pair ranks #167,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of drago vs droga
Shared letters: adgor. Private to "drago": -. Private to "droga": -.
"drago" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "droga" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "drago" and "droga" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "drago" or "droga" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "drago" and "droga" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "drago" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "droga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drago" and "droga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dragado vs drago". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #167,653 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.