drawing

[ˈdɹɔːɪŋ]

/[ˈdɹɔːɪŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“drawing” is uncommon German (frequency #71,242 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,242
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeichnung, Handzeichnung, Grafik

Corpus desk

Index DE-drawing · drawing · German

drawing · rank #71,242 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,242
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drahtseil

Nearest frequency peer: Drahtseil (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „drawing“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „drawing“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for drawing
PropertyValue
Headworddrawing
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɹɔːɪŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,242
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „drawing“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).drawingfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Drahtseil“ (#71,241), „dorsale“ (#71,240), „dogmatischen“ (#71,238). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „drawing“ bei #71,242. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

drawing is uncommon German at frequency #71,242 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɹɔːɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for drawing, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is drawing, spelled D-R-A-W-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeichnung, Handzeichnung, Grafik
  2. 2
    Abhebung
  3. 3
    Zugumformung
  4. 4
    Auslosung

Synonyms

sketch

This word in other languages

dessin(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "drawing"?
"drawing" is spelled D-R-A-W-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɹɔːɪŋ].
What does "drawing" mean?
As a noun, "drawing" means: Zeichnung, Handzeichnung, Grafik
How do you pronounce "drawing"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drawing" is [ˈdɹɔːɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drawing" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "drawing", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dorsale#71,240Ehrmann#71,254Dekrete#71,223einholt#71,263

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list