# Dakar

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /dæˈkɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #29,622

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Senegal.

## Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Wolof daqaar (“tamarind”).

## Easily confused with
- **dar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dakar-vs-dar)
- **data** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dakar-vs-data)
- **dear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dakar-vs-dear)
- **Dana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dakar-vs-dana)
- **Dara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dakar-vs-dara)
- **Dhaka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dakar-vs-dhaka)
- **Davao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dakar-vs-davao)
- **Dewar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dakar-vs-dewar)
- **dinar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dakar-vs-dinar)
- **darker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dakar-vs-darker)
- **dak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dak-vs-dakar)
- **dada** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-dakar)
- **DACA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daca-vs-dakar)

## Common misspellings (7)
`adkar`, `daakr`, `dakarr`, `dakkar`, `dakra`, `ddakar`, `dkaar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dakar