drosophila

Name: drosophila, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/dɹoʊˈsɑfələ/

//dɹoʊˈsɑfələ// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“drosophila” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,627. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,627
frequency rank, English: 3,470
“D” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any fruit fly of the genus Drosophila

Corpus desk

Index EN-drosophila · drosophila · English

drosophila · rank #33,627 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #33,627
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-MID 3,470
PHOTO-FINISH draconian

Nearest frequency peer: draconian (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

divest

66,378
dodo

66,377
draconian

66,376
drosophila

66,374
duper

66,372
eerily

66,371

What this shows “drosophila” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for drosophila
Property	Value
Headword	drosophila
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/dɹoʊˈsɑfələ/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#33,627
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “drosophila”

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

#33,627

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “draconian” (#33,625), “duper” (#33,629), “dodo” (#33,624). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “drosophila” is #33,627. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around drosophila (IPA /dɹoʊˈsɑfələ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,627 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Any fruit fly of the genus Drosophila".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for drosophila, with forms such as "ddrosophila", "dorsophila", and "droosphila". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From taxonomic name Drosophila. The correct English form is drosophila, spelled D-R-O-S-O-P-H-I-L-A.

Definition

1
Any fruit fly of the genus Drosophila

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

In contrast, the drosophilas of Hawaii owe their oddity entirely to the whims of natural selection.
Moreover, the host plant relationships of cactus-specific drosophilae which serve as dispersal agents are well known (Fellows and Heed, 1972; Heed, 1978). The discussion which follows is based on the above studies of yeasts, cacti and drosophilae.

Etymology

From taxonomic name Drosophila.

This word in other languages

drosophile(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddrosophila
dorsophila
droosphila
drosohpila
drosophhila
drosophial
drosophilla
drosophlia
drosopihla
drosopphila
drospohila
drossophila
drrosophila
drsoophila
rdosophila

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drosophila - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "drosophila"

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 "drosophila"?

"drosophila" is spelled D-R-O-S-O-P-H-I-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /dɹoʊˈsɑfələ/.

What does "drosophila" mean?

As a noun, "drosophila" means: Any fruit fly of the genus Drosophila

What are common misspellings of "drosophila"?

Common misspellings include "ddrosophila", "dorsophila", "droosphila", "drosohpila", "drosophhila". The correct spelling is "drosophila".

How do you pronounce "drosophila"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drosophila" is /dɹoʊˈsɑfələ/. 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 "drosophila"?

From taxonomic name Drosophila. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "drosophila", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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