drumslade

/ˈdɹʌmsleɪd/

//ˈdɹʌmsleɪd// noun

"drumslade" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“drumslade” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A drum.

Corpus desk

Index EN-drumslade · drumslade · English

drumslade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for drumslade
PropertyValue
Headworddrumslade
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdɹʌmsleɪd/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “drumslade” in English

drumsladesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

drumslade is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɹʌmsleɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for drumslade in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle Dutch trommelslach (“drumbeat”), from trommel (“drum”) + slach (“beat”) (modern Dutch slag). The correct English form is drumslade, spelled D-R-U-M-S-L-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A drum.
  2. 2
    A drummer.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch trommelslach (“drumbeat”), from trommel (“drum”) + slach (“beat”) (modern Dutch slag).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "drumslade"?
"drumslade" is spelled D-R-U-M-S-L-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɹʌmsleɪd/.
What does "drumslade" mean?
As a noun, "drumslade" means: A drum.
How do you pronounce "drumslade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drumslade" is /ˈdɹʌmsleɪd/. 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 "drumslade"?
From Middle Dutch trommelslach (“drumbeat”), from trommel (“drum”) + slach (“beat”) (modern Dutch slag). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list