drachm
/dɹæm/noun
drachm is spelled D-R-A-C-H-M: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, drachm means “One sixteenth (1⁄16) of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ʒ)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of drachm is drachms.
How many letters and syllables are in drachm?
| Letters | 6: D-R-A-C-H-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is drachm?
Drachm appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce drachm?
- US /dɹæm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-drachm.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with drachm?
10 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as drachm from its last stressed vowel (/æm/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of drachm
- drachms plural
- dram
- drachme
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does drachm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One sixteenth (1⁄16) of an ounce avoirdupois (1.77 g; symbol: ʒ).
- 2
One eighth (1⁄8) of an ounce apothecary (3.89 g; symbol: ʒ).
- 3
obsoleteAlternative form of dirhem: a small former Turkish weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g).
At Aleppo, and its port Scanderoon, the cantaro contains 100 rottoli, each of which is subdivided into 12 ounces, or 720 drachms... The rottolo with which the silks from Tripoli, and other parts of Syria, are weighed, consists of 700 drachm
- 4
obsoleteAlternative form of drachma: a small former Greek weight (about 4.3 g).
- 5
obsoleteAlternative form of drachma: a Greek silver coin weighing one drachma.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate drachm?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of drachm: dr..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does drachm come from?
Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French dragme (modern French drachme), from Late Latin dragma. Doublet of dirham.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).