drome

\dʁɔm\

/\dʁɔm\/ noun

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The verdict

“drome” is uncommon French (frequency #72,259 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,259
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Faisceau, assemblage flottant de plusieurs pièces de bois, telles que mâts, vergues, bouts-dehors, etc.

Key facts for drome
PropertyValue
Headworddrome
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dʁɔm\
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,259
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “drome” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). drome lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

drome is uncommon French at frequency #72,259 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \dʁɔm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

drome doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is drome, spelled D-R-O-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faisceau, assemblage flottant de plusieurs pièces de bois, telles que mâts, vergues, bouts-dehors, etc.
  2. 2
    Réunion des mâts, vergues, bouts-dehors, etc., qui sont embarqués pour servir de rechange sur un bâtiment.
  3. 3
    Grosse pièce de charpente, qui autrefois, servait dans le marteau d'une forge.

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 "drome"?
"drome" is spelled D-R-O-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dʁɔm\.
What does "drome" mean?
As a noun, "drome" means: Faisceau, assemblage flottant de plusieurs pièces de bois, telles que mâts, vergues, bouts-dehors, etc.
How do you pronounce "drome"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "drome" is \dʁɔm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "drome" come from?
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Using “drome”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-R-O-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dʁɔm\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list