Daihoku

name

"daihoku" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Daihoku” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a proper noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of Taipei: the Japanese-derived name

Key facts for Daihoku
PropertyValue
HeadwordDaihoku
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Daihoku” sits in English frequency

Daihoku falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Daihoku is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Synonym of Taipei: the Japanese-derived name".

Daihoku doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Japanese 台北(たいほく) (taihoku). The correct English form is Daihoku, spelled D-A-I-H-O-K-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of Taipei: the Japanese-derived name

Etymology

From Japanese 台北(たいほく) (taihoku).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Daihoku"?
"Daihoku" is spelled D-A-I-H-O-K-U.
What does "Daihoku" mean?
As a proper noun, "Daihoku" means: Synonym of Taipei: the Japanese-derived name
What is the origin of the word "Daihoku"?
From Japanese 台北(たいほく) (taihoku). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Daihoku”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-A-I-H-O-K-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list