Dracula

\dʁa.ky.la\

/\dʁa.ky.la\/ name

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The verdict

“Dracula” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,519. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,519
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Personnage de vampire imaginé par l’écrivain Bram Stoker.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dracula · Dracula · French

Dracula · rank #23,519 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,519
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dotations

Nearest frequency peer: dotations (-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 « Dracula »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Dracula » 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 Dracula
PropertyValue
HeadwordDracula
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\dʁa.ky.la\
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,519
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Dracula »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « dotations » (#23,518), « drastique » (#23,520), « donateur » (#23,517). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « Dracula » est au #23,519. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Dracula (IPA \dʁa.ky.la\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #23,519 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Personnage de vampire imaginé par l’écrivain Bram Stoker.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dracula, with forms such as "darcula", "ddracula", and "draccula". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Dracula, spelled D-R-A-C-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personnage de vampire imaginé par l’écrivain Bram Stoker.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dracula, chacun le connaît et le craint, dans au moins une de ses multiples transformations, historiques ou légendaires, romanesques ou cinématographiques, touristiques ou commerciales.

This word in other languages

Dracula(English)Drácula(Español)Dracula(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • darcula
  • ddracula
  • draccula
  • draclua
  • dracual
  • draculla
  • draucla
  • drcaula
  • drracula
  • rdacula

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

darcula2ddracula1draccula1draclua2dracual2draculla1draucla2drcaula2
Edit distance from "Dracula"

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 "Dracula"?
"Dracula" is spelled D-R-A-C-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is \dʁa.ky.la\.
What does "Dracula" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dracula" means: Personnage de vampire imaginé par l’écrivain Bram Stoker.
What are common misspellings of "Dracula"?
Common misspellings include "darcula", "ddracula", "draccula", "draclua", "dracual". The correct spelling is "Dracula".
How do you pronounce "Dracula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dracula" is \dʁa.ky.la\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dracula" come from?
"Dracula" 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 "Dracula", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

décorés#23,523dingues#23,512dérober#23,527Danièle#23,509

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Daniels10 variantscédant10 variantsentamée10 variantsconfesse10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list