Which to use
“dragão” and “droga” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,634
- “dragão” frequency rank
- #2,418
- “droga” frequency rank
- 7052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dragão | droga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | monstro mitológico baseado em uma serpente ou lagarto, alado e que expele fogo pela boca | substância que altera o as funções fisiológicas humanas |
Where the eye mixes dragão and droga
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dragão runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against droga's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dragão with droga
A purely visual mix-up. dragão (/dɾɐ.ˈgãw/) and droga (\'drɔ.ga\) 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 7052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dragão is recorded at frequency rank #4,634, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɾɐ.ˈgãw/. droga is at rank #2,418, tagged as anoun, pronounced \'drɔ.ga\.
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 7052, this pair ranks #67,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dragão vs droga
Shared letters: adgor. Private to "dragão": ã. Private to "droga": -.
"dragão" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "droga" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- droga ← ddroga · dorga · drgoa · droag · drogga · drroga · rdoga
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dragão" and "droga" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dragão" or "droga"?
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 "dragão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "droga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dragão" and "droga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dragão vs drogo". 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 #67,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.