# Dakota

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /dəˈkəʊtə/ · frequency rank #6,124

## Definitions
1. The Santee branch of the Sioux people.
2. The language of these people.
3. Either of the two states North Dakota or South Dakota.
4. The Dakota Territory; an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of North Dakota and South Dakota.
5. A unisex given name transferred from the place name.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Dakota dakhóta (“ally”).

## Easily confused with
- **data** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dakota-vs-data)
- **DotA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dakota-vs-dota)

## Common misspellings (8)
`adkota`, `dakkota`, `dakoat`, `dakotta`, `daktoa`, `daokta`, `ddakota`, `dkaota`

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