droga

/[ˈd̪ɾoɣ̞a]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,396

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

droga is aSpanishnoun. It means: Sustancia que, ingerida o asimilada de otra manera, altera las funciones de un organismo. Pronounced [ˈd̪ɾoɣ̞a]. It ranks #3,396 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with dron and drop.

Key facts for droga
PropertyValue
Headworddroga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd̪ɾoɣ̞a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,396
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of droga in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for droga is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪ɾoɣ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,396 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for droga, with forms such as "ddroga", "dorga", and "drgoa". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dron", "drop", "drug", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is droga, spelled D-R-O-G-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sustancia que, ingerida o asimilada de otra manera, altera las funciones de un organismo.
  2. 2
    En particular, aquella que se utiliza para la cura, prevención o alivio de una dolencia.
  3. 3
    En particular, aquella que se utiliza con fines recreativos, narcóticos, alucinógenos o estimulantes, por la sensación de bienestar, emoción o alteración de la conciencia que provoca, y sin el control de un médico.
  4. 4
    Embuste, ardid.
  5. 5
    Obligación, especialmente monetaria, que se ha contraído con alguien.^([cita requerida])

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddroga,dorga,drgoa,droag,drogga,drroga,rdoga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for droga

Misspelling Variants of "droga"

ddroga6dorga5drgoa5droag5drogga6drroga6rdoga5
Misspelling Variants of "droga"

Frequency rank: #3,396 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "droga"?
"droga" is spelled D-R-O-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪ɾoɣ̞a].
What does "droga" mean?
As a noun, "droga" means: Sustancia que, ingerida o asimilada de otra manera, altera las funciones de un organismo.
What words are commonly confused with "droga"?
"droga" is commonly confused with "dron", "drop", "drug". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "droga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "droga" is [ˈd̪ɾoɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "droga" come from?
"droga" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.