Which to use
“draghi” and “drague” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,844
- “draghi” frequency rank
- #11,951
- “drague” frequency rank
- 59795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | draghi | drague |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de drago. | Filet muni d’un racloir servant à la pêche à la traîne. |
Where the eye mixes draghi and drague
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. draghi (CCVCCV) and drague (CCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between draghi and drague
A purely visual mix-up. draghi (\ˈdra.ɡi\) and drague (\dʁaɡ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
draghi is recorded at frequency rank #47,844, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈdra.ɡi\. drague is at rank #11,951, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dʁaɡ\.
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 59795, this pair ranks #101,144 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of draghi vs drague
Shared letters: adgr. Private to "draghi": hi. Private to "drague": eu.
"draghi" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "drague" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "draghi" and "drague" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "draghi" or "drague"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "draghi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drague" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,144 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "draghi" and "drague" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "draghi vs Drago". 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 #101,144 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.