Donegal

Name: Donegal, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈdʌnɪɡɔːl/

//ˈdʌnɪɡɔːl// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 2, 2026

The verdict

“Donegal” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,144. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,144
frequency rank, English: 3,470
“D” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - A county in the north-west of Ireland.

Corpus desk

Index EN-donegal · Donegal · English

Donegal · rank #31,144 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #31,144
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-MID 3,470
PHOTO-FINISH dona

Nearest frequency peer: dona (-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.

doh

68,860
dona

68,859
Donegal

68,857
doped

68,855
Doritos

68,854
dram

68,853

What this shows Bars show where “Donegal” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Key facts for Donegal
Property	Value
Headword	Donegal
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈdʌnɪɡɔːl/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#31,144
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Donegal” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Donegal lands here:

#31,144

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Donegal (IPA /ˈdʌnɪɡɔːl/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,144 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Donegal, with forms such as "ddonegal", "dnoegal", and "doengal". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicization of Irish Dún na nGall (literally “fort of the foreigners or strangers”). The correct English form is Donegal, spelled D-O-N-E-G-A-L.

Definition

1
A county in the north-west of Ireland.
2
A town in County Donegal (Irish grid ref G 9278).
3
A place in Canada:
4
A place in Canada:
5
A place in the United States:
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A place in the United States:
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A place in the United States:

Etymology

Anglicization of Irish Dún na nGall (literally “fort of the foreigners or strangers”).

This word in other languages

Donegal(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddonegal
dnoegal
doengal
doneagl
donegall
doneggal
donegla
dongeal
donnegal
odnegal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Donegal - 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.

Edit distance from "Donegal"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Donegal"?

"Donegal" is spelled D-O-N-E-G-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdʌnɪɡɔːl/.

What does "Donegal" mean?

As a proper noun, "Donegal" means: A county in the north-west of Ireland.

What are common misspellings of "Donegal"?

Common misspellings include "ddonegal", "dnoegal", "doengal", "doneagl", "donegall". The correct spelling is "Donegal".

How do you pronounce "Donegal"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Donegal" is /ˈdʌnɪɡɔːl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Donegal"?

Anglicization of Irish Dún na nGall (literally “fort of the foreigners or strangers”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Donegal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Doritos#31,147 entrant#31,160 creeper#31,123 Fayette#31,172

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

fibrous10 variants fixated10 variants censure10 variants butthole10 variants

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.