Dungeness
/ˌdʌn.d͡ʒəˈnɛs/
"dungeness" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Dungeness” is uncommon English (frequency #66,626 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,626
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A headland in Lydd parish, on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland (OS grid ref TR0916).
Corpus desk
Index EN-dungeness · Dungeness · English
Dungeness · rank #66,626 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,626
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH dramatize
Nearest frequency peer: dramatize (-2 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 “Dungeness”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- downstate
downstate
33,379 corpus weight
- dramatize
dramatize
33,377 corpus weight
- Dungeness
Dungeness
33,375 corpus weight
- dyad
dyad
33,372 corpus weight
- dystonia
dystonia
33,371 corpus weight
- earful
earful
33,370 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Dungeness” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dungeness |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌdʌn.d͡ʒəˈnɛs/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #66,626 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Dungeness” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Dungeness is uncommon English at frequency #66,626 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌdʌn.d͡ʒəˈnɛs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Dungeness in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: The first element is probably related to the nearby Denge Marsh, while the second element derives from Old Norse nes (“headland”). The correct English form is Dungeness, spelled D-U-N-G-E-N-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1A headland in Lydd parish, on the coast of Kent, England, formed largely of a shingle beach in the form of a cuspate foreland (OS grid ref TR0916).
- 2An unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States.
- 3A town near Lucinda, Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.
Etymology
The first element is probably related to the nearby Denge Marsh, while the second element derives from Old Norse nes (“headland”).
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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