Which to use
“draps” and “duras” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,642
- “draps” frequency rank
- #23,840
- “duras” frequency rank
- 33482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | draps | duras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de drap. | Cépage donnant du raisin à petits grains noirs. Il est essentiellement cultivé dans la région de Gaillac. |
Where the eye mixes draps and duras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between draps and duras
A purely visual mix-up. draps (\dʁa\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
draps is recorded at frequency rank #9,642, classified as anoun, pronounced \dʁa\. 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 33482, this pair ranks #290,328 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of draps vs duras
Shared letters: adrs. Private to "draps": p. Private to "duras": u.
"draps" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "duras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "draps" for "duras" ever safe?
Which is more common, "draps" or "duras"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "draps" and "duras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "draps" 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 #290,328 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "draps" and "duras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dray vs duras". 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 #290,328 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.