dacron
"dacron" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dacron” is uncommon English (frequency #95,872 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,872
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A polymer, polyethylene terephthalate PET, as used for making thread and cloth.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dacron |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #95,872 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dacron” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dacron is uncommon English at frequency #95,872 among 26,416 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A polymer, polyethylene terephthalate PET, as used for making thread and cloth.".
Zero misspellings are on record for dacron in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Originated in 1951 (as Dacron) as a trademark, modern coinage by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. on the model of nylon. The correct English form is dacron, spelled D-A-C-R-O-N.
Definition
- 1A polymer, polyethylene terephthalate PET, as used for making thread and cloth.
Etymology
Originated in 1951 (as Dacron) as a trademark, modern coinage by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. on the model of nylon.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “dacron”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-A-C-R-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.