dampener
"dampener" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dampener” is an uncommon English word, ranked #99,156 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #99,156
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A device that moistens or dampens something.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dampener |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #99,156 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dampener” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for dampener is 8 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #99,156 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
dampener doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dampen + -er. The correct English form is dampener, spelled D-A-M-P-E-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1A device that moistens or dampens something.
- 2A discouraging event or remark.
Etymology
From dampen + -er.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “dampener”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-A-M-P-E-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.