Draht

\dʁaːt\

/\dʁaːt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fil métallique.

Corpus desk

Index FR-draht · Draht · French

Draht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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 Draht
PropertyValue
HeadwordDraht
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dʁaːt\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Draht » en français

Drahtsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Draht is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dʁaːt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Draht in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Draht, spelled D-R-A-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fil métallique.
  2. 2
    Connexion, contact.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aus diesem Vorfall zog das Tiefbauamt die Konsequenzen. Seit 2015 sind die Stühle paarweise mit einem Draht verbunden. «Seither sind nur noch vereinzelte Stühle verschwunden», stellt Mächler fest. Weshalb nun am vergangenen Wochenende eine solch hohe Anzahl Stühle im See gefunden wurde, kann sich die Stadt nicht erklären.
  2. Eben hat Sulzer mit den Geschäftszahlen die Erwartungen der Analysten voll erfüllt. Der Gewinn im Geschäftsjahr 2024 ging um 20 Prozent auf 265 Millionen Franken hoch, der Umsatz stieg auf 3,5 Milliarden Franken an. Lob gabs von aussen auch durch Finanzmedien, in TV-Talk-Sendungen ist Thoma begehrt. Doch den Draht zur Sulzer-Basis droht die mächtige Firme…

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 "Draht"?
"Draht" is spelled D-R-A-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is \dʁaːt\.
What does "Draht" mean?
As a noun, "Draht" means: Fil métallique.
How do you pronounce "Draht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Draht" is \dʁaːt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Draht" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list