Which to use
“DGA” and “drac” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,415
- “DGA” frequency rank
- #35,472
- “drac” frequency rank
- 79887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | DGA | drac |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Direction générale adjointe. | Esprit malin ou animal fabuleux maléfique. |
Where the eye mixes DGA and drac
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. DGA runs 3 letters (CCV) against drac's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: DGA vs drac
A purely visual mix-up. DGA (\de.ʒe.a\) and drac (\dʁak\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
DGA is recorded at frequency rank #44,415, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.ʒe.a\. drac is at rank #35,472, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dʁak\.
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 79887, this pair ranks #22,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of DGA vs drac
Shared letters: ad. Private to "DGA": g. Private to "drac": cr.
"DGA" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "drac" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- drac ← darc · ddrac · dracc · drca · drrac · rdac
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "DGA" for "drac" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "DGA" or "drac" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "DGA" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drac" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,233 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "DGA" and "drac" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DGA vs dray". 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 #22,233 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.