drawn

/dɹɔːn/

//dɹɔːn// verb

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"drawn" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“drawn” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,829. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,829
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - past participle of draw

Corpus desk

Index EN-drawn · drawn · English

drawn · rank #2,829 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,829
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH depends

Nearest frequency peer: depends (-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 “drawn”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “drawn” 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).

drawn vs drew
60% similar
drawn vs draws
80% similar
drawn vs drown
80% similar

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

Key facts for drawn
PropertyValue
Headworddrawn
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɹɔːn/
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,829
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “drawn”

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).drawnlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “depends” (#2,828), “deaths” (#2,827), “fees” (#2,831). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “drawn” is #2,829. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around drawn (IPA /dɹɔːn/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,829 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "past participle of draw".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for drawn, with forms such as "darwn", "ddrawn", and "dranw". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "drew", "draws", "drown", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Morphologically draw + -n. The correct English form is drawn, spelled D-R-A-W-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    past participle of draw

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone,[…]. Scribes, illuminators, and scholars held such stones directly over manuscript pages as an aid in seeing what was being written, drawn, or read.

Etymology

Morphologically draw + -n.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • darwn
  • ddrawn
  • dranw
  • drawnn
  • drawwn
  • drrawn
  • drwan
  • rdawn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drawn - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

darwn2ddrawn1dranw2drawnn1drawwn1drrawn1drwan2rdawn2
Edit distance from "drawn"

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 "drawn"?
"drawn" is spelled D-R-A-W-N. The IPA pronunciation is /dɹɔːn/.
What does "drawn" mean?
As a verb, "drawn" means: past participle of draw
What words are commonly confused with "drawn"?
"drawn" is commonly confused with "drew", "draws", "drown". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "drawn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drawn" is /dɹɔːn/. 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 "drawn"?
Morphologically draw + -n. 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 "drawn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list