Which to use
“drag” and “drake” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,332
- “drag” frequency rank
- #12,768
- “drake” frequency rank
- 39100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drag | drake |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne s'habillant et se maquillant de manière excentrique, selon les codes généralement associés au genre opposé, pour donner un spectacle ou faire la fête. | Canard mâle, malard. |
Where the eye mixes drag and drake
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: drag vs drake
A purely visual mix-up. drag (\dʁaɡ\) and drake ([dɹeɪk]) 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 39100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drag is recorded at frequency rank #26,332, classified as anoun, pronounced \dʁaɡ\. drake is at rank #12,768, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dɹeɪk].
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 39100, this pair ranks #250,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of drag vs drake
Shared letters: adr. Private to "drag": g. Private to "drake": ek.
"drag" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "drake" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "drag" and "drake" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "drag" vs "drake" - 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 "drag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drake" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drag" and "drake" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drag 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 #250,514 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.