Druze

/ˈdruːz/

//ˈdruːz// noun

"druze" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Druze” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,715. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,715
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A member of a secretive Ismaili Shiite community based mainly in the Middle East, specifically Lebanon, Syria, and Israel.

Corpus desk

Index EN-druze · Druze · English

Druze · rank #48,715 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,715
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dropper

Nearest frequency peer: dropper (-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 “Druze”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Druze” 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).

Druze vs due
40% similar
Druze vs dude
40% similar
Druze vs duke
40% similar

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

Key facts for Druze
PropertyValue
HeadwordDruze
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdruːz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,715
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Druze”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Druzelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “dropper” (#48,714), “Dvorak” (#48,716), “drivetrain” (#48,713). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Druze” is #48,715. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Druze (IPA /ˈdruːz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,715 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A member of a secretive Ismaili Shiite community based mainly in the Middle East, specifically Lebanon, Syria, and Israel.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Druze, with forms such as "ddruze", "drruze", and "druez". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "due", "dude", "duke", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Arabic دُرُوز (durūz). The correct English form is Druze, spelled D-R-U-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A member of a secretive Ismaili Shiite community based mainly in the Middle East, specifically Lebanon, Syria, and Israel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. At Acre, 15,000 Druzes elected a six-member council comprising sheiks and mukhtars, their first official representative body since the establishment of Israel.
  2. This backlash also fails to take into account that Israel, for all its faults, is a multicultural society where almost half of graduating doctors today are Arabs or Druze.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دُرُوز (durūz).

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddruze
  • drruze
  • druez
  • druzze
  • drzue
  • durze
  • rduze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Druze - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddruze1drruze1druez2druzze1drzue2durze2rduze2
Edit distance from "Druze"

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 "Druze"?
"Druze" is spelled D-R-U-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdruːz/.
What does "Druze" mean?
As a noun, "Druze" means: A member of a secretive Ismaili Shiite community based mainly in the Middle East, specifically Lebanon, Syria, and Israel.
What words are commonly confused with "Druze"?
"Druze" is commonly confused with "due", "dude", "duke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Druze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Druze" is /ˈdruːz/. 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 "Druze"?
Borrowed from Arabic دُرُوز (durūz). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list