Dakotan
adjective, noun
Dakotan is spelled D-A-K-O-T-A-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Dakotan means “Of, or pertaining to, North Dakota or South Dakota or their culture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Dakotan?
| Letters | 7: D-A-K-O-T-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Dakotan?
Dakotan appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Dakotan?
Dakotan has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Dakotan
- Dakotans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Dakotan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or pertaining to, North Dakota or South Dakota or their culture
noun
- 1
An inhabitant or a resident of the state of North Dakota or South Dakota.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Dakotan come from?
From Dakota + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).