Danson
/ˈdænsən/
"danson" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Danson” is uncommon English (frequency #65,037 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,037
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-danson · Danson · English
Danson · rank #65,037 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,037
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH damming
Nearest frequency peer: damming (-3 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 “Danson”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- cyberattack
cyberattack
34,970 corpus weight
- Dalmatia
Dalmatia
34,968 corpus weight
- damming
damming
34,967 corpus weight
- Danson
Danson
34,964 corpus weight
- Deauville
Deauville
34,961 corpus weight
- deface
deface
34,958 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Danson” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Danson |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈdænsən/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #65,037 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Danson” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Danson is uncommon English at frequency #65,037 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈdænsən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".
Danson has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Dan + -son. The correct English form is Danson, spelled D-A-N-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1A surname.
Etymology
From Dan + -son.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).