drum
/dɹʌm/
The verdict
“drum” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,847 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,847
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tambor.
Corpus desk
Index ES-drum · drum · Spanish
drum · rank #54,847 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,847
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH drogadicta
Nearest frequency peer: drogadicta (-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 “drum”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- donner
donner
45,157 corpus weight
- Dresde
Dresde
45,156 corpus weight
- drogadicta
drogadicta
45,155 corpus weight
- drum
drum
45,154 corpus weight
- dudaban
dudaban
45,153 corpus weight
- dusty
dusty
45,151 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “drum” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | drum |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɹʌm/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #54,847 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “drum” en español
Rare enough to double-check
drum is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,847 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɹʌm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for drum in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is drum, spelled D-R-U-M.
Definition
- 1Tambor.
- 2Barril, tacho.
- 3Repiqueteo.
- 4Tímpano
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 "drum"?
What does "drum" mean?
How do you pronounce "drum"?
What language does "drum" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "drum", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).