Which to use
“drain” is a noun and “droit” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,222
- “drain” frequency rank
- #224
- “droit” frequency rank
- 33446
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drain | droit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Une des trois électrodes d’un transistor à effet de champ (les deux autres sont appelées source et grille). Il joue un rôle analogue à l’anode dans les tubes à vide, ou le collecteur dans les transistors bipolaires. | Qui se trouve du côté est quand on fait face au nord (dans le cas où on parle de soi, car on utilise cet adjectif en adoptant le point de vue de la personne dont on parle). Qui est du côté opposé à celui de son cœur pour la majorité des êtres humains, ou encore du côté de celui de la main qui sert à écrire chez la majorité. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set drain and droit apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: drain is \dʁɛ̃\ while droit is \dʁwa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33446, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drain is recorded at frequency rank #33,222, classified as anoun, pronounced \dʁɛ̃\. droit is at rank #224, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dʁwa\.
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 33446, this pair ranks #290,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of drain vs droit
Shared letters: dir. Private to "drain": an. Private to "droit": ot.
"drain" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "droit" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "drain" and "droit" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "drain" or "droit"?
Remembering drain vs droit
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “drain”; for an adjective, it's “droit”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “drain” entry
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