drained

/dɹeɪnd/

//dɹeɪnd// adj

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"drained" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“drained” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,371. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,371
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.

Corpus desk

Index EN-drained · drained · English

drained · rank #11,371 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,371
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH DOS

Nearest frequency peer: DOS (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “drained”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “drained” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

drained vs dried
71% similar
drained vs drains
71% similar
drained vs draped
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for drained
PropertyValue
Headworddrained
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɹeɪnd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,371
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “drained”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).drainedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “DOS” (#11,370), “eldest” (#11,372), “emphasize” (#11,373). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “drained” is #11,371. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around drained (IPA /dɹeɪnd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #11,371 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for drained, with forms such as "darined", "ddrained", and "draiend". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "dried", "drains", "draped", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From drain + -ed. The correct English form is drained, spelled D-R-A-I-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.
  2. 2
    Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how drained appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I felt so drained after that three-hour exam that I wanted to sleep for the next week.

Etymology

From drain + -ed.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • darined
  • ddrained
  • draiend
  • drainde
  • drainedd
  • drainned
  • dranied
  • drianed
  • drrained
  • rdained

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drained - 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.

darined2ddrained1draiend2drainde2drainedd1drainned1dranied2drianed2
Edit distance from "drained"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "drained"?
"drained" is spelled D-R-A-I-N-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /dɹeɪnd/.
What does "drained" mean?
As an adjective, "drained" means: Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.
What words are commonly confused with "drained"?
"drained" is commonly confused with "dried", "drains", "draped". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "drained"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drained" is /dɹeɪnd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "drained"?
From drain + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "drained", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list