drumstick
/ˈdɹʌmˌstɪk/
"drumstick" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“drumstick” is uncommon English (frequency #62,108 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,108
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A stick used to play drums.
Corpus desk
Index EN-drumstick · drumstick · English
drumstick · rank #62,108 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,108
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Dravid
Nearest frequency peer: Dravid (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “drumstick”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- domesticity
domesticity
37,898 corpus weight
- Dravid
Dravid
37,894 corpus weight
- drumstick
drumstick
37,893 corpus weight
- dumbed
dumbed
37,891 corpus weight
- earbud
earbud
37,889 corpus weight
- easternmost
easternmost
37,888 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “drumstick” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | drumstick |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɹʌmˌstɪk/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,108 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “drumstick” in English
Rare enough to double-check
drumstick is uncommon English at frequency #62,108 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɹʌmˌstɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for drumstick, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From drum + stick. The correct English form is drumstick, spelled D-R-U-M-S-T-I-C-K.
Definition
- 1A stick used to play drums.
- 2The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food.
- 3The moringa or drumstick tree, Moringa oleifera, especially its slender, cylindrical pods.
- 4A person's leg.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how drumstick appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She could imagine the taste of the tender drumstick seeds on her tongue.
At a given signal, from the boss of the hack, who stands door in hand, the young lady gathers her clothes well up her drumsticks, and would you believe, two steps or springs only, like those of a kangaroo, take her into the house.
Etymology
From drum + stick.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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