Drummond

name

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"drummond" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Drummond” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,781. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,781
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Corpus desk

Index EN-drummond · Drummond · English

Drummond · rank #21,781 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #21,781
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH drumming

Nearest frequency peer: drumming (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Drummond”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Drummond vs drumming
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Drummond
PropertyValue
HeadwordDrummond
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,781
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Drummond”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Drummondlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “drumming” (#21,780), “effortlessly” (#21,783), “Djokovic” (#21,778). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Drummond” is #21,781. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Drummond, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #21,781 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Drummond, with forms such as "ddrummond", "drmumond", and "drrummond". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "drumming", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is Drummond, spelled D-R-U-M-M-O-N-D.

Definition

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Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. One aim of the move [from Nine Elms] had been to speed up the overhaul of the company's locomotive stock and to reduce costs with more efficient workshop facilities, in what Dugald Drummond claimed to be "the most complete and up-to-date works owned by any railway company".

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddrummond
  • drmumond
  • drrummond
  • drummnod
  • drummodn
  • drummondd
  • drummonnd
  • drumomnd
  • drumond
  • durmmond
  • rdummond

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Drummond - 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.

ddrummond1drmumond2drrummond1drummnod2drummodn2drummondd1drummonnd1drumomnd2
Edit distance from "Drummond"

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 "Drummond"?
"Drummond" is spelled D-R-U-M-M-O-N-D.
What does "Drummond" mean?
As a proper noun, "Drummond" means: A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What words are commonly confused with "Drummond"?
"Drummond" is commonly confused with "drumming". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Drummond" come from?
"Drummond" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

drumming#21,780Djokovic#21,778eighties#21,784despised#21,773

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

familial11 variantsfishery11 variantsfullback11 variantsHodgson11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list