Dothraki
"dothraki" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Dothraki” is uncommon English (frequency #54,748 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,748
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A constructed language created for, and spoken in, the Game of Thrones television adaptation in 2011.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dothraki · Dothraki · English
Dothraki · rank #54,748 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,748
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH dorsum
Nearest frequency peer: dorsum (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “Dothraki”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- dolla
dolla
45,256 corpus weight
- domaine
domaine
45,255 corpus weight
- dorsum
dorsum
45,254 corpus weight
- Dothraki
Dothraki
45,253 corpus weight
- Duffield
Duffield
45,252 corpus weight
- DWTS
DWTS
45,251 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Dothraki” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dothraki |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #54,748 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Dothraki” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Dothraki is uncommon English at frequency #54,748 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A constructed language created for, and spoken in, the Game of Thrones television adaptation in 2011.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Dothraki, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Coined by American writer and television producer George R. R. Martin. Its fictional derivation is borrowed from Dothraki Dothraki (literally “[we] ride”). The correct English form is Dothraki, spelled D-O-T-H-R-A-K-I.
Definition
- 1A constructed language created for, and spoken in, the Game of Thrones television adaptation in 2011.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dothraki appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For example, in Dothraki something done in secret is done torga essheyi—literally, “under a roof”.
Dothraki has four vowels.
Etymology
Coined by American writer and television producer George R. R. Martin. Its fictional derivation is borrowed from Dothraki Dothraki (literally “[we] ride”).
This word in other languages
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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