driverless
"driverless" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“driverless” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #36,114 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #36,114
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Without a driver.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | driverless |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #36,114 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “driverless” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for driverless is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #36,114 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Without a driver.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for driverless, with forms such as "ddriverless", "dirverless", and "drievrless". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From driver + -less. The correct English form is driverless, spelled D-R-I-V-E-R-L-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Without a driver.
Etymology
From driver + -less.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddriverless,dirverless,drievrless,drivelress,driverelss,driverles,driverlless,driverlses,driverrless,drivreless,drivverless,drriverless,drvierless,rdiverless
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of driverless - 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 “driverless”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-R-I-V-E-R-L-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- 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.