drachma
/ˈdɹæk.mə/noun
drachma is spelled D-R-A-C-H-M-A: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, drachma means “The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of drachma is drachmas or drachmae.
How many letters and syllables are in drachma?
| Letters | 7: D-R-A-C-H-M-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is drachma?
Drachma appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 drachma?
- /ˈdɹæk.mə/
- /ˈdɹɑk.mə/
Drachma has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-drachma.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of drachma
- drachmas plural
- drachmae plural
- drachmai plural
- drakhma
- drakhme
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does drachma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
- 2
A coin worth one drachma.
- 3
An Ancient Greek weight of about 66.5 grains, or 4.3 grams.
- 4
A later Greek weight equal to a gram.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Drachma in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense currency:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does drachma come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin drachma and its etymon Doric Greek δρᾰχμᾱ́ (drăkhmā́). Doublet of dram, diram, dirham, dirhem, adarme, and dam.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).