Dagan
"dagan" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Dagan” is uncommon English (frequency #90,334 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,334
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Hebrew.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dagan · Dagan · English
Dagan · rank #90,334 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,334
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH cytomegalovir…
Nearest frequency peer: cytomegalovirus (-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 “Dagan”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- cytomegalov…
cytomegalovirus
9,668 corpus weight
- Dagan
Dagan
9,667 corpus weight
- daren't
daren't
9,666 corpus weight
- darter
darter
9,664 corpus weight
- dashi
dashi
9,663 corpus weight
- daunt
daunt
9,662 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Dagan” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dagan |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #90,334 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Dagan” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Dagan is uncommon English at frequency #90,334 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from Hebrew.".
Dagan doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hebrew דָּגָן (dagán, “grain, corn”), probably a metonymic occupational surname. The correct English form is Dagan, spelled D-A-G-A-N.
Definition
- 1A surname from Hebrew.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew דָּגָן (dagán, “grain, corn”), probably a metonymic occupational surname.
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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