darktown
noun
darktown is spelled D-A-R-K-T-O-W-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, darktown means “An African-American area of a city, especially in the American South” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of darktown is darktowns.
How many letters and syllables are in darktown?
| Letters | 8: D-A-R-K-T-O-W-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is darktown?
Darktown appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of darktown
- darktowns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does darktown mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USdatedAn African-American area of a city, especially in the American South.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does darktown come from?
From dark + town.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).