Which to use
“drac” and “duras” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,472
- “drac” frequency rank
- #23,840
- “duras” frequency rank
- 59312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drac | duras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Esprit malin ou animal fabuleux maléfique. | Cépage donnant du raisin à petits grains noirs. Il est essentiellement cultivé dans la région de Gaillac. |
Where the eye mixes drac and duras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: drac vs duras
A purely visual mix-up. drac (\dʁak\) and duras (\dy.ʁa\) 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 59312, 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\. duras is at rank #23,840, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dy.ʁa\.
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 59312, this pair ranks #103,866 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of drac vs duras
Shared letters: adr. Private to "drac": c. Private to "duras": su.
"drac" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "duras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "drac" and "duras" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "drac" or "duras"?
What to do next
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 "duras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #103,866 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drac" and "duras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drac 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 #103,866 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.