drywall

Name: drywall, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈdraɪˌwɔːl/

//ˈdraɪˌwɔːl// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“drywall” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,783. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,783
frequency rank, English: 3,470
“D” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.

Corpus desk

Index EN-drywall · drywall · English

drywall · rank #32,783 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #32,783
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-MID 3,470
PHOTO-FINISH DRM

Nearest frequency peer: DRM (-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.

dowd

67,220
DRM

67,219
drywall

67,218
Duggan

67,216
eagerness

67,215
Elba

67,214

What this shows “drywall” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for drywall
Property	Value
Headword	drywall
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈdraɪˌwɔːl/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#32,783
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “drywall”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).drywalllands here:

#32,783

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “DRM” (#32,782), “dowd” (#32,781), “Duggan” (#32,785). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “drywall” is #32,783. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around drywall (IPA /ˈdraɪˌwɔːl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,783 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for drywall, with forms such as "ddrywall", "drrywall", and "drwyall". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From dry + wall. The correct English form is drywall, spelled D-R-Y-W-A-L-L.

Definition

1
A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.
2
A wall made of this.
3
A stone wall constructed without mortar or cement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

As moldy drywall thudded to the curb in a depressing drumbeat throughout Breezy Point, Queens, Thomas Ryan’s reciprocating saw stood out like a growling declaration of impatience.

Etymology

From dry + wall.

Synonyms

drywall gyprock gypsum board plasterboard sheetrock wallboard

This word in other languages

plaque de plâtre(Français)Gipskartonplatte(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddrywall
drrywall
drwyall
dryawll
drywal
drywlal
drywwall
dryywall
dyrwall
rdywall

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of drywall - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "drywall"

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 "drywall"?

"drywall" is spelled D-R-Y-W-A-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdraɪˌwɔːl/.

What does "drywall" mean?

As a noun, "drywall" means: A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.

What are common misspellings of "drywall"?

Common misspellings include "ddrywall", "drrywall", "drwyall", "dryawll", "drywal". The correct spelling is "drywall".

How do you pronounce "drywall"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drywall" is /ˈdraɪˌwɔːl/. 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 "drywall"?

From dry + wall. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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

Same letter count

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Similar misspelling depth

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