drivellous

adj

"drivellous" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“drivellous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of drivelous.

Corpus desk

Index EN-drivellous · drivellous · English

drivellous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for drivellous
PropertyValue
Headworddrivellous
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “drivellous” in English

drivellousranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

drivellous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of drivelous.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for drivellous, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is drivellous, spelled D-R-I-V-E-L-L-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of drivelous.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The society here (Rome) seems more frivolous and drivellous than ever, and I have kept clear of it.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "drivellous"?
"drivellous" is spelled D-R-I-V-E-L-L-O-U-S.
What does "drivellous" mean?
As an adjective, "drivellous" means: Alternative spelling of drivelous.
What language does "drivellous" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list