Daphnis

name

"daphnis" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Daphnis” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A moon of Saturn.

Corpus desk

Index EN-daphnis · Daphnis · English

Daphnis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for Daphnis
PropertyValue
HeadwordDaphnis
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Daphnis” in English

Daphnissits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Daphnis is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A moon of Saturn.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Daphnis, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 Latin Daphnis, from Ancient Greek Δάφνις (Dáphnis). The correct English form is Daphnis, spelled D-A-P-H-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A moon of Saturn.

Etymology

From Latin Daphnis, from Ancient Greek Δάφνις (Dáphnis).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Daphnis"?
"Daphnis" is spelled D-A-P-H-N-I-S.
What does "Daphnis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Daphnis" means: A moon of Saturn.
What is the origin of the word "Daphnis"?
From Latin Daphnis, from Ancient Greek Δάφνις (Dáphnis). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list