Dukakis
"dukakis" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Dukakis” is uncommon English (frequency #56,716 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,716
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Greek.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dukakis · Dukakis · English
Dukakis · rank #56,716 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,716
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH DTC
Nearest frequency peer: DTC (-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 “Dukakis”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- dray
dray
43,287 corpus weight
- DTC
DTC
43,286 corpus weight
- Dukakis
Dukakis
43,285 corpus weight
- duomo
duomo
43,284 corpus weight
- duopoly
duopoly
43,283 corpus weight
- Edgeworth
Edgeworth
43,278 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Dukakis” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dukakis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #56,716 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dukakis” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Dukakis is uncommon English at frequency #56,716 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from Greek.".
Dukakis has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 Greek Δουκάκης (Doukákis). The correct English form is Dukakis, spelled D-U-K-A-K-I-S.
Definition
- 1A surname from Greek.
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek Δουκάκης (Doukákis).
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 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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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.