dasha

noun

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

The verdict

“dasha” is uncommon English (frequency #62,086 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,086
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One of various systems of Hindu astrology based on planetary periods, in which these planetary periods have good or bad effects depending on their placement by sign, house, combinations with other ...

Corpus desk

Index EN-dasha · dasha · English

dasha · rank #62,086 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,086
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dayum

Nearest frequency peer: dayum (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “dasha”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “dasha” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dasha
PropertyValue
Headworddasha
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#62,086
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “dasha” in English

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).dashafalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “dayum” (#62,087), “Dalí” (#62,084), “decapitate” (#62,089). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dasha” is #62,086. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dasha is uncommon English at frequency #62,086 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One of various systems of Hindu astrology based on planetary periods, in which these planetary periods have good or bad effects depending on their placement by sign, house, combinations with other ...".

dasha has no tracked misspelling variants, 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, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Sanskrit दशा (daśā). The correct English form is dasha, spelled D-A-S-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    One of various systems of Hindu astrology based on planetary periods, in which these planetary periods have good or bad effects depending on their placement by sign, house, combinations with other planets, and aspects.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दशा (daśā).

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 "dasha"?
"dasha" is spelled D-A-S-H-A.
What does "dasha" mean?
As a noun, "dasha" means: One of various systems of Hindu astrology based on planetary periods, in which these planetary periods have good or bad effects depending on their placement by sign, house, combinations with other ...
What is the origin of the word "dasha"?
Borrowed from Sanskrit दशा (daśā). 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 "dasha", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list