Which to use
“dray” and “Drs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,605
- “dray” frequency rank
- #45,556
- “Drs” frequency rank
- 95161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dray | Drs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Charrette. | Pluriel de Dr ou Dʳ. |
Where the eye mixes dray and Drs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dray and Drs
A purely visual mix-up. dray (\dɹeɪ\) and Drs (\dɔk.tœʁ\) 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 95161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dray is recorded at frequency rank #49,605, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɹeɪ\. Drs is at rank #45,556, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔk.tœʁ\.
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 95161, this pair ranks #1,215 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dray vs Drs
Shared letters: dr. Private to "dray": ay. Private to "Drs": s.
"dray" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "Drs" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dray ← dary · ddray · drayy · drray · drya · rday
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dray" for "Drs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dray" vs "Drs" - which ranks higher?
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 "dray" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Drs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,215 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dray" and "Drs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "DAF 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 #1,215 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.