Which to use
“dragues” and “droguée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,291
- “dragues” frequency rank
- #37,283
- “droguée” frequency rank
- 84574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dragues | droguée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de drague. | Femme qui se drogue. |
Where the eye mixes dragues and droguée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dragues and droguée
A purely visual mix-up. dragues (\dʁaɡ\) and droguée (\dʁɔ.ɡe\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dragues is recorded at frequency rank #47,291, classified as anoun, pronounced \dʁaɡ\. droguée is at rank #37,283, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dʁɔ.ɡe\.
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 84574, this pair ranks #12,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dragues vs droguée
Shared letters: degru. Private to "dragues": as. Private to "droguée": oé.
"dragues" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "droguée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dragues ← dargues · ddragues · drageus · draggues · draguess · draguse · drauges · drgaues
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dragues" and "droguée" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "dragues" or "droguée" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dragues" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "droguée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dragues" and "droguée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dragues vs dragueur". 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 #12,740 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.