derrick

\dɛ.ʁik\

/\dɛ.ʁik\/ noun

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The verdict

“derrick” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,829. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,829
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Engin de manutention généralement fixe, formé d'un mât vertical qui soutient par câble une flèche articulée au bas du mât, et servant à soulever des charges tout autour du mât.

Corpus desk

Index FR-derrick · derrick · French

derrick · rank #23,829 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,829
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH descriptive

Nearest frequency peer: descriptive (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « derrick »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « derrick » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for derrick
PropertyValue
Headwordderrick
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dɛ.ʁik\
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,829
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « derrick »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).derrickse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « descriptive » (#23,830), « demeurait » (#23,827), « dal » (#23,826). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « derrick » est au #23,829. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around derrick (IPA \dɛ.ʁik\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,829 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for derrick, with forms such as "dderrick", "derick", and "derirck". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is derrick, spelled D-E-R-R-I-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Engin de manutention généralement fixe, formé d'un mât vertical qui soutient par câble une flèche articulée au bas du mât, et servant à soulever des charges tout autour du mât.
  2. 2
    Tour métallique soutenant le dispositif de forage d'un puits de pétrole.
  3. 3
    Meuble représentant la tour du même nom dans les armoiries. C’est un meuble assez rarement utilisé en héraldique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Des clauses particulières permettent de couvrir les accidents proprement pétroliers, comme le « blow-out », et ceux des installations spécialement destinées au forage, comme le derrick.
  2. Écartelé, au premier d’or aux de vaches de gueules clarinées d’azur passant l’une sur l’autre, au deuxième d’argent au deux chaînes de sable posées en chevron renversé, accompagnées en chef d’une croisette pattée de gueules et d’azur, au troisième d’or au chêne de sinople, au quatrième de pourpre au derrick de sable, la base enflammée d’or, accompagnée en…

Synonyms

tour de forage

This word in other languages

derrick(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dderrick
  • derick
  • derirck
  • derrcik
  • derricck
  • derrickk
  • derrikc
  • drerick
  • edrrick

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of derrick - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dderrick1derick1derirck2derrcik2derricck1derrickk1derrikc2drerick2
Edit distance from "derrick"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "derrick"?
"derrick" is spelled D-E-R-R-I-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is \dɛ.ʁik\.
What does "derrick" mean?
As a noun, "derrick" means: Engin de manutention généralement fixe, formé d'un mât vertical qui soutient par câble une flèche articulée au bas du mât, et servant à soulever des charges tout autour du mât.
What are common misspellings of "derrick"?
Common misspellings include "dderrick", "derick", "derirck", "derrcik", "derricck". The correct spelling is "derrick".
How do you pronounce "derrick"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "derrick" is \dɛ.ʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "derrick" come from?
"derrick" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cricket#23,821corrida#23,813commons#23,806excelle#23,860

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

côtoyé9 variantscotées9 variantsceltes9 variantscagoule9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list