drummond
Definition, pronunciation, etymology, and usage for the English word. Free spelling reference powered by Wiktionary.
Letters
8 characters
Language
English
word origin
Source
Wiktionary
open dictionary
Access
Free
no sign-up needed
Detailed reference entry for the English word "drummond", 8-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Wiktionary, and usage frequency ranked against an open word-frequency list covering the top 100,000 English words. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "drummond" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "drummond" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.
Drummond is aEnglishname. It means: A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic. Often confused with drumming.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Drummond |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Name |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #21,781 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency rank visualization
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Drummond is 8 letters long, classified as aname. Corpus data places it at rank #21,781 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 14 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Drummond, with forms such as "ddrummond", "drmumond", and "drrummond". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "drumming", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is Drummond, spelled D-R-U-M-M-O-N-D, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- 2Numerous places:
- 3Numerous places:
- 4Numerous places:
- 5Numerous places:
- 6Numerous places:
- 7Numerous places:
- 8Numerous places:
- 9Numerous places:
- 10Numerous places:
- 11Numerous places:
- 12Numerous places:
- 13Numerous places:
- 14Numerous places:
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddrummond,drmumond,drrummond,drummnod,drummodn,drummondd,drummonnd,drumomnd,drumond,durmmond,rdummond
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Drummond
Misspelling Variants of "Drummond"
Frequency rank: #21,781 in English
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "Drummond"?
What does "Drummond" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "Drummond"?
What language does "Drummond" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Nearby English words
Other entries that begin with the letter D in our English index: