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“drago” and “drogo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,472
“drago” frequency rank
#44,136
“drogo” frequency rank
79608
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature drago drogo
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de dragar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de drogar.

Where the eye mixes drago and drogo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. drago and drogo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
drago
5 ch
drogo

Visual trap between drago and drogo

A purely visual mix-up. drago ([ˈd̪ɾaɣ̞o]) and drogo ([ˈd̪ɾoɣ̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “drago” becomes o in “drogo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79608, 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]. drogo is at rank #44,136, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪ɾoɣ̞o].

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 79608, this pair ranks #12,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of drago vs drogo

Shared letters: dgor. Private to "drago": a. Private to "drogo": -.

"drago" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "drogo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • drago ← dargo · ddrago · draggo · draog · drgao · drrago · rdago
  • drogo ← ddrogo · dorgo · drgoo · droggo · droog · drrogo · rdogo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "drago" and "drogo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪ɾaɣ̞o] versus [ˈd̪ɾoɣ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "drago" vs "drogo" - which ranks higher?
"drago" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,472 in our Spanish list, against #44,136 for "drogo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "drago" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "drogo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #12,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "drago" and "drogo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dojo vs drogo". 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 #12,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list