Danae
/ˈdæneɪ.iː/
"danae" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Danae” is uncommon English (frequency #83,159 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,159
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - The mother of Perseus by Zeus.
Corpus desk
Index EN-danae · Danae · English
Danae · rank #83,159 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,159
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Dalkeith
Nearest frequency peer: Dalkeith (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Danae”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Creon
Creon
16,849 corpus weight
- crisscrossi…
crisscrossing
16,848 corpus weight
- cyclase
cyclase
16,845 corpus weight
- Dalkeith
Dalkeith
16,843 corpus weight
- Danae
Danae
16,842 corpus weight
- DBC
DBC
16,837 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Danae” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Danae |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈdæneɪ.iː/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #83,159 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Danae” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Danae is uncommon English at frequency #83,159 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈdæneɪ.iː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Danae, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is Danae, spelled D-A-N-A-E.
Definition
- 1The mother of Perseus by Zeus.
- 261 Danaë, a main belt asteroid.
- 3A female given name.
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Danae", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.