DRAE
[ˈd̪ɾae]
The verdict
“DRAE” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,549 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,549
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diccionario de la lengua española (de la Real Academia Española).
Corpus desk
Index ES-drae · DRAE · Spanish
DRAE · rank #55,549 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,549
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH dramaturga
Nearest frequency peer: dramaturga (+1 rank slots)
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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “DRAE”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- dit
dit
44,457 corpus weight
- document
document
44,456 corpus weight
- documents
documents
44,455 corpus weight
- DRAE
DRAE
44,452 corpus weight
- dramaturga
dramaturga
44,451 corpus weight
- Dulcinea
Dulcinea
44,448 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “DRAE” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | DRAE |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| IPA | [ˈd̪ɾae] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #55,549 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “DRAE” en español
Rare enough to double-check
DRAE is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,549 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [ˈd̪ɾae]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Diccionario de la lengua española (de la Real Academia Española).".
DRAE doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is DRAE, spelled D-R-A-E.
Definition
- 1Diccionario de la lengua española (de la Real Academia Española).
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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