Which to use
“drac” and “dray” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,472
- “drac” frequency rank
- #49,605
- “dray” frequency rank
- 85077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drac | dray |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Esprit malin ou animal fabuleux maléfique. | Charrette. |
Where the eye mixes drac and dray
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between drac and dray
A purely visual mix-up. drac (\dʁak\) and dray (\dɹeɪ\) 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 - c in “drac” becomes y in “dray”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drac is recorded at frequency rank #35,472, classified as anoun, pronounced \dʁak\. dray is at rank #49,605, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɹeɪ\.
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 85077, this pair ranks #11,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of drac vs dray
Shared letters: adr. Private to "drac": c. Private to "dray": y.
"drac" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "dray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "drac" and "dray" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "drac" vs "dray" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "drac" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dray" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,913 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drac" and "dray" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DAF 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 #11,913 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.