Dungannon

Name: Dungannon, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/dʌnˈɡænən/

//dʌnˈɡænən// name

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Dungannon” is an uncommon English word, ranked #69,803 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#69,803
frequency rank, English: 9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H 7962).

Key facts for Dungannon
Property	Value
Headword	Dungannon
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/dʌnˈɡænən/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#69,803
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Dungannon” 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). Dungannon lands here:

#69,803

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Dungannon is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dʌnˈɡænən/. Corpus data places it at rank #69,803 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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
A town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref H 7962).
2
An unincorporated community in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.
3
An unincorporated community in Noble County, Ohio.
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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Using “Dungannon”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is D-U-N-G-A-N-N-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /dʌnˈɡænən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.