Dungeness
/ˌdʌn.d͡ʒəˈnɛs/
"dungeness" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Dungeness” is an uncommon English word, ranked #66,626 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #66,626
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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).
| 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) |
Where “Dungeness” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Dungeness is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌdʌn.d͡ʒəˈnɛs/. Corpus data places it at rank #66,626 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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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Using “Dungeness”
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- The one correct English spelling is D-U-N-G-E-N-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌdʌn.d͡ʒəˈnɛs/ (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.