drape
/dɹeɪp/noun, verb
drape is spelled D-R-A-P-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, drape means “A curtain; a drapery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of drape is drapes.
How many letters and syllables are in drape?
| Letters | 5: D-R-A-P-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is drape?
Drape appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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 drape?
- /dɹeɪp/
Drape has one syllable (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-drape.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with drape?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as drape.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: padre.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of drape
- drapes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- draping participle, present
- draped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does drape mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A curtain; a drapery.
- 2
The way in which fabric falls or hangs.
- 3
USA member of a youth subculture distinguished by its sharp dress, especially peg-leg pants (1950s: e.g. Baltimore, MD). Antonym: square.
- 4
A dress made from an entire piece of cloth, without having pieces cut away as in a fitted garment.
verb
- 1
To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery.
to drape a bust, a building, etc.
- 2
To spread over, cover.
I draped my towel over the radiator to dry.
- 3
To rail at; to banter.
- 4
To make cloth.
- 5
To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for hangings, costumes, statues, etc.
- 6
To hang or rest limply.
I draped myself elegantly over the couch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Drape in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as with drapery:
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.