dalmatica
"dalmatica" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dalmatica” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of dalmatic.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dalmatica · dalmatica · English
dalmatica · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dalmatica |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dalmatica” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dalmatica is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of dalmatic.".
dalmatica has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin dalmatica. The correct English form is dalmatica, spelled D-A-L-M-A-T-I-C-A.
Definition
- 1Synonym of dalmatic.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dalmatica appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
See also the splendid dresses of the clergy, unequalled in any other country and age; the dalmaticas and ternos are most superbly embroidered.
Moses and his followers wear the tunic and pallium, the Jews coloured dalmaticae and paenulae.[…]The women wear long gaily but softly tinted dalmaticae, with broad coloured clavi;
Etymology
From Latin dalmatica.
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.