# drama

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɹɑːmə/ · frequency rank #2,151

## Definitions
1. A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
2. Such a work for television, radio or the cinema, usually one that is not a comedy.
3. Theatrical plays in general.
4. A situation in real life that has the characteristics of such a theatrical play.
5. Rumor, lying or exaggerated reaction to life or online events; melodrama; an angry dispute or scene; a situation made more complicated or worse than it should be; intrigue or spiteful interpersonal maneuvering.

## Etymology
From Late Latin drāma, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma, “an act, a theatrical act, a play”), from δράω (dráō, “to act, to take action, to achieve”). Doublet of dorama.

## Easily confused with
- **DRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drama-vs-drm)
- **draw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drama-vs-draw)
- **drum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drama-vs-drum)
- **duma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drama-vs-duma)
- **dream** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drama-vs-dream)
- **drawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drama-vs-drawn)
- **draws** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drama-vs-draws)
- **drank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drama-vs-drank)
- **drums** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drama-vs-drums)
- **drape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drama-vs-drape)
- **dreams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drama-vs-dreams)
- **dreamt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drama-vs-dreamt)
- **dreamy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drama-vs-dreamy)
- **dam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dam-vs-drama)
- **DMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dma-vs-drama)
- **data** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-drama)
- **damn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damn-vs-drama)
- **drag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drag-vs-drama)
- **dame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dame-vs-drama)
- **Dana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dana-vs-drama)

## Common misspellings (7)
`darma`, `ddrama`, `draam`, `dramma`, `drmaa`, `drrama`, `rdama`

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