Dracula
/ˈdɹækjʊlə/
"dracula" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Dracula” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,547. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,547
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dracula |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɹækjʊlə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #18,547 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dracula” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Dracula (IPA /ˈdɹækjʊlə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,547 among 26,416 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dracula, with forms such as "darcula", "ddracula", and "draccula". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the name Vlad III Dracula (also known as Vlad Țepeș (“Vlad the Impaler”)), from the name of his father Vlad II Dracul, who was given the name Dracul by the Order of the Dragon. Dracul (literally “the Devil”) comes from the Romanian drac (“devil”), itse… The correct English form is Dracula, spelled D-R-A-C-U-L-A.
Definition
- 1The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.
- 2A former prince of Wallachia.
Etymology
From the name Vlad III Dracula (also known as Vlad Țepeș (“Vlad the Impaler”)), from the name of his father Vlad II Dracul, who was given the name Dracul by the Order of the Dragon. Dracul (literally “the Devil”) comes from the Romanian drac (“devil”), itself deriving from the Latin dracō (“dragon”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- darcula
- ddracula
- draccula
- draclua
- dracual
- draculla
- draucla
- drcaula
- drracula
- rdacula
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dracula - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Dracula”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-R-A-C-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈdɹækjʊlə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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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.