Dungannon

/dʌnˈɡænən/

//dʌnˈɡænən// name

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"dungannon" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Dungannon” is uncommon English (frequency #69,803 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,803
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H 7962).

Corpus desk

Index EN-dungannon · Dungannon · English

Dungannon · rank #69,803 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,803
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Duchenne

Nearest frequency peer: Duchenne (-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 “Dungannon”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Dungannon” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dungannon
PropertyValue
HeadwordDungannon
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/dʌnˈɡænən/
Letters9
Frequency rank#69,803
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Dungannon” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Dungannonfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Duchenne” (#69,802), “Dwarka” (#69,804), “Duchene” (#69,801). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Dungannon” is #69,803. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dungannon is uncommon English at frequency #69,803 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /dʌnˈɡænən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Dungannon, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Irish Dún Geannain. The correct English form is Dungannon, spelled D-U-N-G-A-N-N-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H 7962).
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Noble County, Ohio.
  4. 4
    A town in Scott County, Virginia, United States.

Etymology

From Irish Dún Geannain.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dungannon"?
"Dungannon" is spelled D-U-N-G-A-N-N-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /dʌnˈɡænən/.
What does "Dungannon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dungannon" means: A town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H 7962).
How do you pronounce "Dungannon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dungannon" is /dʌnˈɡænən/. 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 "Dungannon"?
From Irish Dún Geannain. 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 "Dungannon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

earthwork#69,809dissenter#69,793enamelled#69,824existance#69,834

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list