Daedalus
/ˈdiːdələs/
"daedalus" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Daedalus” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,691. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,691
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Greek mythological figure who crafted the waxen wings of Icarus.
Corpus desk
Index EN-daedalus · Daedalus · English
Daedalus · rank #48,691 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #48,691
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH cytotoxic
Nearest frequency peer: cytotoxic (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Daedalus”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- CSX
CSX
51,313 corpus weight
- cumulus
cumulus
51,312 corpus weight
- cytotoxic
cytotoxic
51,311 corpus weight
- Daedalus
Daedalus
51,310 corpus weight
- DCC
DCC
51,309 corpus weight
- Debussy
Debussy
51,308 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Daedalus” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Daedalus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈdiːdələs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #48,691 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Daedalus” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Daedalus (IPA /ˈdiːdələs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #48,691 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Daedalus, with forms such as "adedalus", "dadealus", and "daeadlus". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Daedalus, from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos). The correct English form is Daedalus, spelled D-A-E-D-A-L-U-S.
Definition
- 1Greek mythological figure who crafted the waxen wings of Icarus.
- 2Project Daedalus: a scheme for an interstellar probe that would use fusion rockets.
Etymology
From Latin Daedalus, from Ancient Greek Δαίδαλος (Daídalos).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- adedalus
- dadealus
- daeadlus
- daedallus
- daedalsu
- daedaluss
- daedauls
- daeddalus
- daedlaus
- ddaedalus
- deadalus
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Daedalus - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Daedalus", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #48,691 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.