Darla

/ˈdɑːlə/

//ˈdɑːlə// name

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"darla" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Darla” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,173. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,173
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from English, a back-formation from Darlene.

Corpus desk

Index EN-darla · Darla · English

Darla · rank #48,173 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,173
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Daniele

Nearest frequency peer: Daniele (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Darla”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Darla” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Darla vs data
40% similar
Darla vs darn
40% similar
Darla vs dart
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Darla
PropertyValue
HeadwordDarla
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈdɑːlə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,173
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Darla”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Darlalands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Daniele” (#48,172), “darted” (#48,174), “Dandenong” (#48,171). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Darla” is #48,173. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Darla (IPA /ˈdɑːlə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #48,173 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Darla, with forms such as "adrla", "dalra", and "daral". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "data", "darn", "dart", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is Darla, spelled D-A-R-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female given name from English, a back-formation from Darlene.
  2. 2
    A gewog of Chhukha District, Bhutan.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adrla
  • dalra
  • daral
  • darlla
  • darrla
  • ddarla
  • drala

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Darla - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

adrla2dalra2daral2darlla1darrla1ddarla1drala2
Edit distance from "Darla"

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 "Darla"?
"Darla" is spelled D-A-R-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɑːlə/.
What does "Darla" mean?
As a proper noun, "Darla" means: A female given name from English, a back-formation from Darlene.
What words are commonly confused with "Darla"?
"Darla" is commonly confused with "data", "darn", "dart". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Darla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Darla" is /ˈdɑːlə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Darla" come from?
"Darla" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dinar#48,187corky#48,156ditty#48,195droll#48,203

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Cheri7 variantscelled7 variantscased7 variantsfader7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list