# drapery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɹeɪpəɹi/ · frequency rank #45,896

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **drawer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drapery-vs-drawer)
- **drapes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drapery-vs-drapes)
- **drawers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drapery-vs-drawers)
- **drape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drape-vs-drapery)
- **diaper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diaper-vs-drapery)
- **draper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draper-vs-drapery)
- **draped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draped-vs-drapery)

## Common misspellings (11)
`darpery`, `ddrapery`, `draepry`, `draperry`, `draperyy`, `drapeyr`, `drappery`, `draprey`, `drpaery`, `drrapery`, `rdapery`

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