dappled
[ˈdæpəɫd]
"dappled" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dappled” is uncommon English (frequency #59,998 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,998
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple.
| 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) |
Where “dappled” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dappled is uncommon English at frequency #59,998 among 26,416 “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.
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-A-P-P-L-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.