# drudgery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɹʌd͡ʒəɹi/ · frequency rank #48,204

## Definitions
1. Exhausting, menial, and tedious work.

## Etymology
From drudge (“person who works in a low servile job”) + -ery (suffix meaning ‘the art, craft, or practice of’ forming nouns).

## Easily confused with
- **drudge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drudge-vs-drudgery)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddrudgery`, `drdugery`, `drrudgery`, `druddgery`, `drudegry`, `drudgerry`, `drudgeryy`, `drudgeyr`, `drudggery`, `drudgrey`, `drugdery`, `durdgery`, `rdudgery`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/drudgery