dron

[ˈd̪ɾõn]

/[ˈd̪ɾõn]/ noun

The verdict

“dron” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,001. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,001
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aeronave que vuela sin tripulación humana a bordo, también conocida en español como vehículo aéreo no tripulado (VANT), o sistema aéreo no tripulado (UAS, por siglas en inglés de Unmanned Aerial Sy...

Corpus desk

Index ES-dron · dron · Spanish

dron · rank #20,001 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,001
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dogma

Nearest frequency peer: dogma (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “dron”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “dron” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dron vs dúo
50% similar
dron vs dry
50% similar
dron vs duro
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dron
PropertyValue
Headworddron
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd̪ɾõn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#20,001
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dron”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.droncae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “dogma” (#20,000), “dista” (#19,999), “Echeverría” (#20,003). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dron” va en #20,001. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around dron (IPA [ˈd̪ɾõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,001 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Aeronave que vuela sin tripulación humana a bordo, también conocida en español como vehículo aéreo no tripulado (VANT), o sistema aéreo no tripulado (UAS, por siglas en inglés de Unmanned Aerial Sy...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for dron, with forms such as "ddron", "dorn", and "drno". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dúo", "dry", "duro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is dron, spelled D-R-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aeronave que vuela sin tripulación humana a bordo, también conocida en español como vehículo aéreo no tripulado (VANT), o sistema aéreo no tripulado (UAS, por siglas en inglés de Unmanned Aerial System), o UAV (por Unmanned Aerial Vehicle).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Para matar a Anuar el Aulaki, Estados Unidos ha utilizado un avión teledirigido a miles de kilómetros de distancia. Se trata de un Drone, que significa literalmente abejorro

Synonyms

UASVANTvehículo aéreo no tripulado

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddron
  • dorn
  • drno
  • dronn
  • drron
  • rdon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dron - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddron1dorn2drno2dronn1drron1rdon2
Edit distance from "dron"

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 "dron"?
"dron" is spelled D-R-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪ɾõn].
What does "dron" mean?
As a noun, "dron" means: Aeronave que vuela sin tripulación humana a bordo, también conocida en español como vehículo aéreo no tripulado (VANT), o sistema aéreo no tripulado (UAS, por siglas en inglés de Unmanned Aerial Sy...
What words are commonly confused with "dron"?
"dron" is commonly confused with "dúo", "dry", "duro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dron"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dron" is [ˈd̪ɾõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dron" come from?
"dron" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list