dari

/ˈdɑːɹi/

//ˈdɑːɹi// noun

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"dari" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dari” is uncommon English (frequency #52,255 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,255
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of sorghum.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dari · dari · English

dari · rank #52,255 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,255
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH cutaway

Nearest frequency peer: cutaway (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “dari”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “dari” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dari
PropertyValue
Headworddari
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdɑːɹi/
Letters4
Frequency rank#52,255
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dari” 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).darilands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “cutaway” (#52,254), “currant” (#52,253), “curler” (#52,252). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dari is uncommon English at frequency #52,255 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɑːɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of sorghum.".

No misspelling variants are generated for dari in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Compare Ottoman Turkish داری (modern Turkish darı) and Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura). The correct English form is dari, spelled D-A-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of sorghum.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dari appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Foods, like locust-beans, or rice-meal, or dari-grain (a species of sorghum), which contain less than 8 or 9 per cent. of albuminoids, are too poor in nitrogenous substances to suit the requirements of the animal.
  2. I regard canary seed or dari as much superior to chicken grits[…]

Etymology

Compare Ottoman Turkish داری (modern Turkish darı) and Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura).

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 "dari"?
"dari" is spelled D-A-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɑːɹi/.
What does "dari" mean?
As a noun, "dari" means: Synonym of sorghum.
How do you pronounce "dari"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dari" is /ˈdɑːɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "dari"?
Compare Ottoman Turkish داری (modern Turkish darı) and Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dari", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dees#52,260dern#52,265duce#52,284Dyck#52,286

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list