dingo
/ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/
"dingo" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dingo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,292. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,292
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).
Corpus desk
Index EN-dingo · dingo · English
dingo · rank #39,292 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #39,292
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH dimmed
Nearest frequency peer: dimmed (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “dingo”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- determinism
determinism
60,713 corpus weight
- dimmed
dimmed
60,710 corpus weight
- dingo
dingo
60,709 corpus weight
- disaffected
disaffected
60,708 corpus weight
- disheartened
disheartened
60,707 corpus weight
- dispossessed
dispossessed
60,706 corpus weight
What this shows “dingo” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dingo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #39,292 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dingo”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around dingo (IPA /ˈdɪŋɡəʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,292 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for dingo, with forms such as "ddingo", "digno", and "dinggo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dong", "dino", "dung", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Dharug dingu (“tame or domesticated dingo”). The correct English form is dingo, spelled D-I-N-G-O.
Definition
- 1A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).
- 2A cowardly or otherwise despicable person.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dingo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dan was beginning to feel very depressed when suddenly the eerie howl of a dingo rang out[.]
Etymology
Borrowed from Dharug dingu (“tame or domesticated dingo”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddingo
- digno
- dinggo
- dinngo
- dinog
- dnigo
- idngo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dingo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dingo", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).