Dagon
/ˈdeɪ.ɡɒn/
"dagon" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Dagon” is uncommon English (frequency #55,368 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,368
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The main god of the Phoenicians. Although at one time believed to be represented as half man and half fish, modern scholarship recognizes that the latter was the apkallu, while Dagan/Dagon was a gr...
Corpus desk
Index EN-dagon · Dagon · English
Dagon · rank #55,368 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,368
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH DAF
Nearest frequency peer: DAF (-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 “Dagon”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Crossley
Crossley
44,639 corpus weight
- d8
d8
44,635 corpus weight
- DAF
DAF
44,634 corpus weight
- Dagon
Dagon
44,633 corpus weight
- DCU
DCU
44,630 corpus weight
- deliciousne…
deliciousness
44,627 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Dagon” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dagon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈdeɪ.ɡɒn/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #55,368 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Dagon” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Dagon is uncommon English at frequency #55,368 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈdeɪ.ɡɒn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The main god of the Phoenicians. Although at one time believed to be represented as half man and half fish, modern scholarship recognizes that the latter was the apkallu, while Dagan/Dagon was a gr...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Dagon, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hebrew דגון. The correct English form is Dagon, spelled D-A-G-O-N.
Definition
- 1The main god of the Phoenicians. Although at one time believed to be represented as half man and half fish, modern scholarship recognizes that the latter was the apkallu, while Dagan/Dagon was a grain god.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dagon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When the Philistines tooke the Arke of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
This day a ſolemn Feaſt the people hold / To Dagon thir Sea-Idol,
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew דגון.
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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