Danville

name

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"danville" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Danville” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #27,113 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#27,113
frequency rank, English
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city in Estrie, Quebec, Canada.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Danville vs Daniele
75% similar
Danville vs Danielle
75% similar

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

Key facts for Danville
PropertyValue
HeadwordDanville
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,113
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Danville” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Danville lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Danville is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #27,113 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 24 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Danville, with forms such as "adnville", "danivlle", and "dannville". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Daniele", "Danielle", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Most likely from various people named Dan + -ville. The correct English form is Danville, spelled D-A-N-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city in Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
  2. 2
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  3. 3
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  4. 4
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  5. 5
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  6. 6
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  7. 7
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  9. 9
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  10. 10
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  11. 11
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  12. 12
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  13. 13
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  14. 14
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  15. 15
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  17. 17
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  18. 18
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  19. 19
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  20. 20
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  21. 21
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  24. 24
    A suburb of Pretoria, South Africa.

Etymology

Most likely from various people named Dan + -ville.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: adnville,danivlle,dannville,danvile,danvilel,danvlile,danvville,davnille,ddanville,dnaville

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Danville - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

adnville2danivlle2dannville1danvile1danvilel2danvlile2danvville1davnille2
Edit distance from "Danville"

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 "Danville"?
"Danville" is spelled D-A-N-V-I-L-L-E.
What does "Danville" mean?
As a proper noun, "Danville" means: A city in Estrie, Quebec, Canada.
What words are commonly confused with "Danville"?
"Danville" is commonly confused with "Daniele", "Danielle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Danville"?
Most likely from various people named Dan + -ville. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Danville”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-A-N-V-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “Daniele” - see the side-by-side comparison. Danville vs Daniele
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list