# drier

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɹaɪɚ/ · frequency rank #22,652

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of dryer.

## Etymology
From Middle English driere, dreyere (“one who dries”), equivalent to dry + -er (agent noun suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **drip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drier-vs-drip)
- **dyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drier-vs-dyer)
- **drive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drier-vs-drive)
- **drink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drier-vs-drink)
- **drill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drier-vs-drill)
- **drift** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drier-vs-drift)
- **dryer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drier-vs-dryer)
- **Dwyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drier-vs-dwyer)
- **duper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drier-vs-duper)
- **driver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drier-vs-driver)
- **driven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drier-vs-driven)
- **drives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drier-vs-drives)
- **driest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drier-vs-driest)
- **drivel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drier-vs-drivel)
- **Drivers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drier-vs-drivers)
- **drinker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drier-vs-drinker)
- **drifter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drier-vs-drifter)
- **die** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/die-vs-drier)
- **der** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/der-vs-drier)
- **Dre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dre-vs-drier)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ddrier`, `direr`, `dreir`, `drierr`, `drire`, `drrier`

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