drachmes
\dʁakm\
The verdict
“drachmes” is uncommon French (frequency #75,612 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,612
- frequency rank, French
- 404,891
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de drachme.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | drachmes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dʁakm\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #75,612 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “drachmes” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
drachmes is uncommon French at frequency #75,612 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \dʁakm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de drachme.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for drachmes, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is drachmes, spelled D-R-A-C-H-M-E-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de drachme.
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 “drachmes”
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-S - 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.