Dora
/ˈdoɹ.ə/
"dora" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Dora” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,893. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,893
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dora · Dora · English
Dora · rank #16,893 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #16,893
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH diver
Nearest frequency peer: diver (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Dora”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- directorate
directorate
83,111 corpus weight
- diver
diver
83,109 corpus weight
- Dora
Dora
83,108 corpus weight
- dormant
dormant
83,107 corpus weight
- dotted
dotted
83,106 corpus weight
- drifted
drifted
83,105 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Dora” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Dora |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈdoɹ.ə/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #16,893 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dora” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Dora (IPA /ˈdoɹ.ə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #16,893 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A female given name from Ancient Greek.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dora, with forms such as "ddora", "doar", and "dorra". 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 also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Dr", "dry", "dot", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: A diminutive of Dorothy used since early 19th century. Sometimes also short for Theodora or Isidora. The correct English form is Dora, spelled D-O-R-A.
Definition
- 1A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Dora appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"I think," said Robert, after waiting in vain for his cousin to speak, "that I shall call you Dorothy. It is a much prettier name than Dora." "No, thank you," said Dorothy, quickly; "Dora is good enough for the common purposes of life."
Etymology
A diminutive of Dorothy used since early 19th century. Sometimes also short for Theodora or Isidora.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddora
- doar
- dorra
- droa
- odra
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dora - 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 "Dora", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "Dora" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Dr". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #16,893 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
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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.