Drusilla
/dɹuˈsɪlə/
"drusilla" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Drusilla” is uncommon English (frequency #75,820 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,820
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Latin.
Corpus desk
Index EN-drusilla · Drusilla · English
Drusilla · rank #75,820 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,820
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH dropdown
Nearest frequency peer: dropdown (-1 rank slots)
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Long-tail ranks near “Drusilla”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- dramedy
dramedy
24,185 corpus weight
- dreamscape
dreamscape
24,183 corpus weight
- dropdown
dropdown
24,182 corpus weight
- Drusilla
Drusilla
24,181 corpus weight
- Ducey
Ducey
24,179 corpus weight
- Duisburg
Duisburg
24,178 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Drusilla” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Drusilla |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /dɹuˈsɪlə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #75,820 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Drusilla” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Drusilla is uncommon English at frequency #75,820 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /dɹuˈsɪlə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A female given name from Latin.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Drusilla in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Latin Drūsilla, feminine diminutive form of the cognomen Drūsus. The correct English form is Drusilla, spelled D-R-U-S-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1A female given name from Latin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Drusilla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
Etymology
Latin Drūsilla, feminine diminutive form of the cognomen Drūsus.
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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