dasher
/ˈdæʃə(ɹ)/
"dasher" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dasher” is uncommon English (frequency #63,545 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,545
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who dashes; a fast runner.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dasher · dasher · English
dasher · rank #63,545 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,545
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH damsels
Nearest frequency peer: damsels (-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 “dasher”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- currier
currier
36,463 corpus weight
- Daan
Daan
36,460 corpus weight
- damsels
damsels
36,457 corpus weight
- dasher
dasher
36,456 corpus weight
- deferment
deferment
36,449 corpus weight
- demerit
demerit
36,447 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “dasher” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dasher |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdæʃə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #63,545 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dasher” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dasher is uncommon English at frequency #63,545 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdæʃə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dasher, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dash + -er. The correct English form is dasher, spelled D-A-S-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who dashes; a fast runner.
- 2That which dashes or agitates.
- 3A dashboard or splashboard.
- 4The lower boards around the edge of the rink.
- 5One who makes an ostentatious parade or display.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dasher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
the dasher of a churn
Etymology
From dash + -er.
This word in other languages
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).