drachme
\dʁakm\
The verdict
“drachme” is an uncommon French word, ranked #89,617 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #89,617
- frequency rank, French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Poids grec équivalant à 4 grammes 36 centigrammes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | drachme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dʁakm\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #89,617 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “drachme” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for drachme is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \dʁakm\. Corpus data places it at rank #89,617 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for drachme in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is drachme, spelled D-R-A-C-H-M-E.
Definition
- 1Poids grec équivalant à 4 grammes 36 centigrammes.
- 2Nom donné à plusieurs monnaies grecques et proche-orientales antiques.
- 3Monnaie grecque avant l’euro. Son symbole est ₯ (Unicode U+20AF).
- 4Huitième partie de l’once, ou gros, dans les anciennes mesures de pharmacie.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “drachme”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-R-A-C-H-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \dʁakm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.