dalton
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Detailed reference entry for the English word "dalton", 6-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Hunspell error dictionaries, and usage frequency ranked against the top 100,000 English words in the Wordfreq corpus. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "dalton" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "dalton" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.
Dalton is aEnglishname. It means: A habitational surname from Old English. Pronounced /ˈdɒltən/. Often confused with Damon and Dawson.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dalton |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Name |
| IPA | /ˈdɒltən/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,307 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Dalton is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈdɒltən/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,307 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 33 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Dalton, with forms such as "adlton", "dallton", and "dalotn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Damon", "Dawson", "Dayton", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English dæl (“valley”) + tun (“settlement”). Equivalent to dale + town. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is Dalton, spelled D-A-L-T-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1A habitational surname from Old English.
- 2A habitational surname from Old English.
- 3A male given name transferred from the surname.
- 4Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
- 5Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
- 6Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
- 7Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
- 8Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
- 9Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
- 10Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
- 11Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
- 12Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
- 13Any of several places in the north of England and in Scotland:
- 14A number of places in the United States:
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- 18A number of places in the United States:
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- 26A number of places in the United States:
- 27A number of places in the United States:
- 28An abandoned village in Unorganized North Algoma District, Ontario, Canada; some buildings are used as summer cottages.
- 29A township within Kawartha Lakes, Ontario.
- 30A village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
- 31A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- 32A settlement (moshav) in northern Israel.
- 33Ellipsis of Dalton Highway.
Etymology
From Old English dæl (“valley”) + tun (“settlement”). Equivalent to dale + town.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: adlton,dallton,dalotn,daltno,daltonn,daltton,datlon,ddalton,dlaton
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Dalton
Misspelling Variants of "Dalton"
Frequency rank: #14,307 in English
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