# Druze

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdruːz/ · frequency rank #48,715

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

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic دُرُوز (durūz).

## Easily confused with
- **due** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/druze-vs-due)
- **dude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/druze-vs-dude)
- **duke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/druze-vs-duke)
- **dune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/druze-vs-dune)
- **dupe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/druze-vs-dupe)
- **Dre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dre-vs-druze)
- **Dru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dru-vs-druze)
- **drug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drug-vs-druze)
- **drum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drum-vs-druze)
- **daze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daze-vs-druze)
- **doze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doze-vs-druze)
- **drive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drive-vs-druze)
- **drugs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drugs-vs-druze)
- **drunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drunk-vs-druze)
- **drove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drove-vs-druze)
- **drone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drone-vs-druze)
- **drake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drake-vs-druze)
- **drums** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drums-vs-druze)
- **druid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/druid-vs-druze)
- **drury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drury-vs-druze)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ddruze`, `drruze`, `druez`, `druzze`, `drzue`, `durze`, `rduze`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/druze