drapery

/ˈdɹeɪpəɹi/

//ˈdɹeɪpəɹi// noun

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

The verdict

“drapery” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,896. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,896
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cloth draped gracefully in folds.

Corpus desk

Index EN-drapery · drapery · English

drapery · rank #45,896 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,896
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH drawdown

Nearest frequency peer: drawdown (+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 “drapery”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “drapery” 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).

drapery vs drawer
71% similar
drapery vs drapes
71% similar
drapery vs drawers
71% similar

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

Key facts for drapery
PropertyValue
Headworddrapery
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdɹeɪpəɹi/
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,896
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “drapery”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).draperylands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “drawdown” (#45,897), “dreadlocks” (#45,898), “Donohue” (#45,893). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “drapery” is #45,896. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around drapery (IPA /ˈdɹeɪpəɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,896 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for drapery, with forms such as "darpery", "ddrapery", and "draepry". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "drawer", "drapes", "drawers", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English draperie, from Old French draperie, from drap (“drape, sheet, large cloth”), ultimately of Germanic origin. The correct English form is drapery, spelled D-R-A-P-E-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cloth draped gracefully in folds.
  2. 2
    A piece of cloth, hung vertically as a curtain; a drape.
  3. 3
    The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in cloth.
  4. 4
    Cloth, or woollen materials in general.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The windows gleamed with light through the boughs—a small open space gave to view the left wing of the building—he could distinctly see the long range of illuminated apartments, figures moving to and fro, and the richly coloured fall of the draperies.
  2. He made also statutes for the maintenance of drapery and the keeping of wools within the realm

Etymology

From Middle English draperie, from Old French draperie, from drap (“drape, sheet, large cloth”), ultimately of Germanic origin.

This word in other languages

cortina(Español)rideau(Français)Vorhang(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • darpery
  • ddrapery
  • draepry
  • draperry
  • draperyy
  • drapeyr
  • drappery
  • draprey
  • drpaery
  • drrapery
  • rdapery

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drapery - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

darpery2ddrapery1draepry2draperry1draperyy1drapeyr2drappery1draprey2
Edit distance from "drapery"

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 "drapery"?
"drapery" is spelled D-R-A-P-E-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɹeɪpəɹi/.
What does "drapery" mean?
As a noun, "drapery" means: Cloth draped gracefully in folds.
What words are commonly confused with "drapery"?
"drapery" is commonly confused with "drawer", "drapes", "drawers". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "drapery"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drapery" is /ˈdɹeɪpəɹi/. 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 "drapery"?
From Middle English draperie, from Old French draperie, from drap (“drape, sheet, large cloth”), ultimately of Germanic origin. 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 "drapery", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Donohue#45,893emptive#45,905engined#45,908dimming#45,883

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Donatello11 variantsFabrizio11 variantscrewman11 variantsGiordano11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list