Dacca

/ˈdækə/

//ˈdækə// name

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"dacca" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Dacca” is uncommon English (frequency #78,506 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,506
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Archaic spelling of Dhaka.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dacca · Dacca · English

Dacca · rank #78,506 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,506
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dalal

Nearest frequency peer: dalal (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Dacca”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Dacca” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dacca
PropertyValue
HeadwordDacca
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈdækə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#78,506
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Dacca” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Daccafalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “dalal” (#78,507), “cyclocross” (#78,504), “damnable” (#78,508). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Dacca” is #78,506. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dacca is uncommon English at frequency #78,506 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈdækə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Archaic spelling of Dhaka.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Dacca, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is Dacca, spelled D-A-C-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Archaic spelling of Dhaka.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dacca"?
"Dacca" is spelled D-A-C-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdækə/.
What does "Dacca" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dacca" means: Archaic spelling of Dhaka.
How do you pronounce "Dacca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dacca" is /ˈdækə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dacca" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dalal#78,507deers#78,516Dione#78,530chook#78,474

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list