# Dinah

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdaɪnə/ · frequency rank #24,427

## Definitions
1. A daughter of Jacob and Leah. (biblical character)
2. A female given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. Alternative form of Dina.

## Etymology
From Hebrew דִּינָה (dīna, "judged, vindicated"); see דין.

## Easily confused with
- **DNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-dna)
- **dish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-dish)
- **ding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-ding)
- **dine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-dine)
- **diva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-diva)
- **dino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-dino)
- **dona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-dona)
- **dint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-dint)
- **DINK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-dink)
- **ditch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-ditch)
- **diner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-diner)
- **dined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-dined)
- **dingy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-dingy)
- **dingo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-dingo)
- **Dinka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-dinka)
- **dings** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-dings)
- **dinky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-dinky)
- **Dirac** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-dirac)
- **dinar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-dinar)
- **dinghy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinah-vs-dinghy)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ddinah`, `dianh`, `dinahh`, `dinha`, `dinnah`, `dniah`, `idnah`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dinah