drenched
/dɹɛnt͡ʃt/
"drenched" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“drenched” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #21,497 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #21,497
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Completely wet; sodden
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | drenched |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɹɛnt͡ʃt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #21,497 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “drenched” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for drenched is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɹɛnt͡ʃt/. Corpus data places it at rank #21,497 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Completely wet; sodden".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for drenched, with forms such as "ddrenched", "dernched", and "drecnhed". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is drenched, spelled D-R-E-N-C-H-E-D.
Definition
- 1Completely wet; sodden
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddrenched,dernched,drecnhed,drencched,drencehd,drenchde,drenchedd,drenchhed,drenhced,drennched,drneched,drrenched,rdenched
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drenched - 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.
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.
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Using “drenched”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-R-E-N-C-H-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɹɛnt͡ʃt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.