dander
/ˈdændə(ɹ)/
"dander" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dander” is uncommon English (frequency #74,015 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,015
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dander · dander · English
dander · rank #74,015 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,015
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Danaher
Nearest frequency peer: Danaher (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “dander”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Dacre
Dacre
25,989 corpus weight
- dagmar
dagmar
25,988 corpus weight
- Danaher
Danaher
25,987 corpus weight
- dander
dander
25,986 corpus weight
- deadass
deadass
25,984 corpus weight
- denuded
denuded
25,981 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “dander” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dander |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdændə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #74,015 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dander” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dander is uncommon English at frequency #74,015 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdændə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
dander doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From a shortening of dandruff. The correct English form is dander, spelled D-A-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Dandruff—scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp.
- 2Hair follicles and dead skin shed from mammals.
- 3Allergen particles that accumulate on and may be shed from the skin and fur of domestic animals, especially from household pets such as cats and dogs.
Etymology
From a shortening of dandruff.
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.
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