David
/ˈdeɪvɪd/noun
David is spelled D-A-V-I-D: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 135 times per million words in written English, the 770th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, David means “A person or group considered unlikely to prevail; an underdog” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of David is Davids.
How many letters and syllables are in David?
| Letters | 5: D-A-V-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 135 times per million words; the 770th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is David?
David appears 135 times per million words in written English, the 770th 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).
How do you pronounce David?
- /ˈdeɪvɪd/
- /ˈdeɪvəd/
David has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-David.ogg, En-uk-David.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of David
- Davids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does David mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person or group considered unlikely to prevail; an underdog.
Coordinate term: Goliath
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does David come from?
From Middle English David, Davyd, Davyde, from Old English Dauid, David, from Late Latin Dāvīd, from Koine Greek Δαυῑ̈́δ (Dauī̈́d), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwiḏ, literally “beloved”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).