drives

/dɹaɪvz/

//dɹaɪvz// noun

The verdict

“drives” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #98,367 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,367
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de drive.

Corpus desk

Index ES-drives · drives · Spanish

drives · rank #98,367 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,367
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dorna

Nearest frequency peer: Dorna (-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 “drives”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “drives” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for drives
PropertyValue
Headworddrives
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɹaɪvz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#98,367
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “drives” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).drivescae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Dorna” (#98,366), “duelas” (#98,369), “doctrinario” (#98,364). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “drives” va en #98,367. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

drives is uncommon Spanish at frequency #98,367 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɹaɪvz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de drive.".

drives has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is drives, spelled D-R-I-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de drive.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "drives"?
"drives" is spelled D-R-I-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /dɹaɪvz/.
What does "drives" mean?
As a noun, "drives" means: Forma del plural de drive.
How do you pronounce "drives"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drives" is /dɹaɪvz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drives" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list