Dartmouth

Name: Dartmouth, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈdɑːtməθ/

//ˈdɑːtməθ// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Dartmouth” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,329. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,329
frequency rank, English: 3,470
“D” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A town, civil parish, and port in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8751).

Corpus desk

Index EN-dartmouth · Dartmouth · English

Dartmouth · rank #20,329 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #20,329
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 3,470
PHOTO-FINISH dai

Nearest frequency peer: dai (-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.

crotch

79,676
customize

79,674
dai

79,673
Dartmouth

79,672
dashing

79,671
departmental

79,670

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

Key facts for Dartmouth
Property	Value
Headword	Dartmouth
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈdɑːtməθ/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#20,329
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Dartmouth”

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).Dartmouthlands here:

#20,329

#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 “dai” (#20,328), “dashing” (#20,330), “customize” (#20,327). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Dartmouth” is #20,329. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Dartmouth (IPA /ˈdɑːtməθ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,329 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dartmouth, with forms such as "adrtmouth", "darmtouth", and "darrtmouth". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: English port: from Dart + mouth, since it lies at the mouth of the River Dart. The correct English form is Dartmouth, spelled D-A-R-T-M-O-U-T-H.

Definition

1
A town, civil parish, and port in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8751).
2
A town in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
3
An urban community on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada.
4
A locality in the Shire of Towong, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
5
Dartmouth College
6
An English earldom

Etymology

English port: from Dart + mouth, since it lies at the mouth of the River Dart.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

adrtmouth
darmtouth
darrtmouth
dartmmouth
dartmotuh
dartmouht
dartmouthh
dartmoutth
dartmuoth
dartomuth
darttmouth
datrmouth
ddartmouth
dratmouth

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dartmouth - 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.

Edit distance from "Dartmouth"

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 "Dartmouth"?

"Dartmouth" is spelled D-A-R-T-M-O-U-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɑːtməθ/.

What does "Dartmouth" mean?

As a proper noun, "Dartmouth" means: A town, civil parish, and port in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8751).

What are common misspellings of "Dartmouth"?

Common misspellings include "adrtmouth", "darmtouth", "darrtmouth", "dartmmouth", "dartmotuh". The correct spelling is "Dartmouth".

How do you pronounce "Dartmouth"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dartmouth" is /ˈdɑːtməθ/. 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 "Dartmouth"?

English port: from Dart + mouth, since it lies at the mouth of the River Dart. 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 "Dartmouth", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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