# draper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɹeɪ.pə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #19,822

## Definitions
1. One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; a textile merchant.

## Etymology
From Middle English draper, from Anglo-Norman draper, from Old French drapier, from drap + -ier.

## Easily confused with
- **dryer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draper-vs-dryer)
- **drier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draper-vs-drier)
- **duper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draper-vs-duper)
- **driver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draper-vs-driver)
- **drawer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draper-vs-drawer)
- **drapes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draper-vs-drapes)
- **drawers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draper-vs-drawers)
- **dreamer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draper-vs-dreamer)
- **drapery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draper-vs-drapery)
- **dropper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draper-vs-dropper)
- **drake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drake-vs-draper)
- **drape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drape-vs-draper)
- **deeper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deeper-vs-draper)
- **dealer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dealer-vs-draper)
- **diaper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diaper-vs-draper)
- **draped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draped-vs-draper)
- **damper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damper-vs-draper)
- **dapper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dapper-vs-draper)
- **dipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dipper-vs-draper)

## Common misspellings (9)
`darper`, `ddraper`, `draepr`, `draperr`, `drapper`, `drapre`, `drpaer`, `drraper`, `rdaper`

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