# Dracula

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɹækjʊlə/ · frequency rank #18,547

## Definitions
1. The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker.
2. A 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”).

## Common misspellings (10)
`darcula`, `ddracula`, `draccula`, `draclua`, `dracual`, `draculla`, `draucla`, `drcaula`, `drracula`, `rdacula`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dracula