Derna
/ˈdɜːɹnə/
"derna" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Derna” is uncommon English (frequency #90,356 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,356
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city and port in Derna district, in north-eastern Libya.
Corpus desk
Index EN-derna · Derna · English
Derna · rank #90,356 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,356
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH descript
Nearest frequency peer: descript (+2 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 “Derna”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- demonetizat…
demonetization
9,652 corpus weight
- Denholm
Denholm
9,649 corpus weight
- Derna
Derna
9,645 corpus weight
- descript
descript
9,643 corpus weight
- desiccant
desiccant
9,642 corpus weight
- dickies
dickies
9,639 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Derna” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Derna |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɜːɹnə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #90,356 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Derna” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Derna is uncommon English at frequency #90,356 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈdɜːɹnə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Derna in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic درنة (Darnah). The correct English form is Derna, spelled D-E-R-N-A.
Definition
- 1A city and port in Derna district, in north-eastern Libya.
- 2A district of Libya; in full, Derna District. Capital: Derna.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Derna appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She asked what place I loved most. It surprised me what came to mind: Derna, my mother’s hometown, and I thought of telling her about it, the smell of herbs as we would drive into the hills, the waterfall that comes out of nowhere, the sea always behind you.
Etymology
From Arabic درنة (Darnah).
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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