dba
phrase, noun
dba is spelled D-B-A: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a phrase, dba means “Initialism of doing business as: used to indicate the public alias of a business legally constituted under a different name” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dba?
| Letters | 3: D-B-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dba?
Dba appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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).
Words people confuse with dba
Also written: d/b/a.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with dba?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as dba.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bad, dab, abd.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dba
- dbas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dba mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
phrase
- 1
Initialism of doing business as: used to indicate the public alias of a business legally constituted under a different name.
His company is "Simon Enterprises, Inc. (2007)", dba "Simon's Party Spot".
noun
- 1
An alias of a business entity.
His company has done business under a succession of dbas because he can't settle on a good name.
- 2
A business doing business under such an alias.
Many dbas have used that mailbox service.
noun
- 1
Initialism of database analyst.
- 2
Initialism of database administrator.
- 3
Initialism of daily benefit amount.
- 4
Initialism of dibenzylideneacetone.
- 5
Initialism of doctorate of business administration.
phrase
- 1
Alternative form of dba (“doing business as”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).