driller

/ˈdɹɪlɚ/

//ˈdɹɪlɚ// noun

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

The verdict

“driller” is an uncommon English word, ranked #62,854 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#62,854
frequency rank, English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who drills.

Key facts for driller
PropertyValue
Headworddriller
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdɹɪlɚ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#62,854
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “driller” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). driller lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for driller is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈdɹɪlɚ/. Corpus data places it at rank #62,854 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for driller in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From drill (verb) + -er. The correct English form is driller, spelled D-R-I-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who drills.
  2. 2
    A person in charge of a drilling rig.

Etymology

From drill (verb) + -er.

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 "driller"?
"driller" is spelled D-R-I-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɹɪlɚ/.
What does "driller" mean?
As a noun, "driller" means: One who drills.
How do you pronounce "driller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "driller" is /ˈdɹɪlɚ/. 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 "driller"?
From drill (verb) + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “driller”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-R-I-L-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈdɹɪlɚ/ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list