danced

/dɑːnst/

//dɑːnst// verb

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"danced" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“danced” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,527. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,527
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of dance

Corpus desk

Index EN-danced · danced · English

danced · rank #11,527 · 9 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,527
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH courier

Nearest frequency peer: courier (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “danced”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “danced” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

danced vs Dane
50% similar
danced vs dated
67% similar
danced vs Dante
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for danced
PropertyValue
Headworddanced
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɑːnst/
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,527
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “danced”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).dancedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “courier” (#11,526), “DD” (#11,528), “countdown” (#11,525). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “danced” is #11,527. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around danced (IPA /dɑːnst/), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,527 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of dance".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for danced, with forms such as "adnced", "dacned", and "dancced". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Dane", "dated", "Dante", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is danced, spelled D-A-N-C-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of dance

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adnced
  • dacned
  • dancced
  • dancde
  • dancedd
  • danecd
  • dannced
  • ddanced
  • dnaced

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of danced - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

adnced2dacned2dancced1dancde2dancedd1danecd2dannced1ddanced1
Edit distance from "danced"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "danced"?
"danced" is spelled D-A-N-C-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /dɑːnst/.
What does "danced" mean?
As a verb, "danced" means: simple past and past participle of dance
What words are commonly confused with "danced"?
"danced" is commonly confused with "Dane", "dated", "Dante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "danced"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "danced" is /dɑːnst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "danced" come from?
"danced" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "danced", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

defect#11,531breeds#11,513bounds#11,512boiled#11,510

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

courier9 variantsdrummer9 variantsfaults9 variantsBengal9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list