droplet
/ˈdɹɒplət/
"droplet" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“droplet” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #39,789 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,789
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A very small drop.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | droplet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɹɒplət/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #39,789 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “droplet” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for droplet is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈdɹɒplət/. Corpus data places it at rank #39,789 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A very small drop.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for droplet, with forms such as "ddroplet", "dorplet", and "drolpet". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "dropped", "dropout", "dropper", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From drop + -let. The correct English form is droplet, spelled D-R-O-P-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1A very small drop.
Etymology
From drop + -let.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddroplet,dorplet,drolpet,dropelt,droplett,dropllet,droplte,dropplet,drpolet,drroplet,rdoplet
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of droplet - 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 “droplet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-R-O-P-L-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈdɹɒplət/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dropped” - see the side-by-side comparison. droplet vs dropped
- 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.