docudrama
/ˈdɒkjʊˌdɹɑːmə/
"docudrama" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“docudrama” is an uncommon English word, ranked #92,541 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #92,541
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A type of drama (a film, a television show, or a play) that combines elements of documentary and drama, to some extent showing real events and to some extent using actors performing recreations of ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | docudrama |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɒkjʊˌdɹɑːmə/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #92,541 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “docudrama” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for docudrama is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈdɒkjʊˌdɹɑːmə/. Corpus data places it at rank #92,541 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A type of drama (a film, a television show, or a play) that combines elements of documentary and drama, to some extent showing real events and to some extent using actors performing recreations of ...".
No misspelling variants are generated for docudrama in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word; its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of documentary + drama. The correct English form is docudrama, spelled D-O-C-U-D-R-A-M-A.
Definition
- 1A type of drama (a film, a television show, or a play) that combines elements of documentary and drama, to some extent showing real events and to some extent using actors performing recreations of documented events.
Etymology
Blend of documentary + drama.
This word in other languages
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “docudrama”
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- The one correct English spelling is D-O-C-U-D-R-A-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈdɒkjʊˌdɹɑːmə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.