dak
/ɖɑːk/
"dak" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dak” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #24,134 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,134
- frequency rank, English
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dak |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɖɑːk/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #24,134 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dak” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for dak is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɖɑːk/. Corpus data places it at rank #24,134 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dak, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "do", "Dr", "de", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hindustani डाक / ڈاک (ḍāk). The correct English form is dak, spelled D-A-K.
Definition
- 1A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers.
- 2A dak bungalow.
- 3A journey using the dak system.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani डाक / ڈاک (ḍāk).
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 “dak”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-A-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɖɑːk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “do” - see the side-by-side comparison. dak vs do
- 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.