Domhnall
/ˈdoʊnəl/
"domhnall" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Domhnall” is uncommon English (frequency #91,435 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,435
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Irish.
Corpus desk
Index EN-domhnall · Domhnall · English
Domhnall · rank #91,435 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,435
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH doorframe
Nearest frequency peer: doorframe (+2 rank slots)
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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 “Domhnall”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Dobbie
Dobbie
8,571 corpus weight
- Doctorow
Doctorow
8,569 corpus weight
- Domhnall
Domhnall
8,566 corpus weight
- doorframe
doorframe
8,564 corpus weight
- dotes
dotes
8,563 corpus weight
- doubler
doubler
8,562 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Domhnall” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Domhnall |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈdoʊnəl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #91,435 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Domhnall” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Domhnall is uncommon English at frequency #91,435 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈdoʊnəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A male given name from Irish.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Domhnall, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Irish Domhnall. Doublet of Donald. The correct English form is Domhnall, spelled D-O-M-H-N-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1A male given name from Irish.
Etymology
Borrowed from Irish Domhnall. Doublet of Donald.
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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