dappled
[ˈdæpəɫd]
"dappled" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dappled” is uncommon English (frequency #59,998 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,998
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dappled · dappled · English
dappled · rank #59,998 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,998
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Dardanelles
Nearest frequency peer: Dardanelles (+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 “dappled”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Cyprian
Cyprian
40,006 corpus weight
- dappled
dappled
40,003 corpus weight
- Dardanelles
Dardanelles
40,002 corpus weight
- Darian
Darian
40,000 corpus weight
- Darnley
Darnley
39,999 corpus weight
- daylights
daylights
39,998 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “dappled” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dappled |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈdæpəɫd] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #59,998 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dappled” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dappled is uncommon English at frequency #59,998 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdæpəɫd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple.".
dappled doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is dappled, spelled D-A-P-P-L-E-D.
Definition
- 1Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dappled appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It was a close, sultry day: devoid of sunshine, but with a sky too dappled and hazy to threaten rain
Glory be to God for dappled things— / For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow; / For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim: […]
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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