daotai
/daʊ.taɪ/
"daotai" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“daotai” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of circuit intendant: a local governor of late imperial China.
Corpus desk
Index EN-daotai · daotai · English
daotai · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | daotai |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /daʊ.taɪ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “daotai” in English
Rare enough to double-check
daotai is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /daʊ.taɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of circuit intendant: a local governor of late imperial China.".
Zero misspellings are on record for daotai in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 道臺／道台 (dàotái). The correct English form is daotai, spelled D-A-O-T-A-I.
Definition
- 1Synonym of circuit intendant: a local governor of late imperial China.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how daotai appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
TAIWAN, or Chinese Formosa, is considered a Foo or district of the province of Fokien, and is governed by a Taoutai extraordinary, who, though responsible to the provincial viceroy, possesses the privilege of memorialising the Throne direct.
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of 道臺／道台 (dàotái).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.