Dunham

Name: Dunham, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈdʌnəm/

//ˈdʌnəm// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Dunham” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,823. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,823
frequency rank, English: 3,470
“D” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Old English.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dunham · Dunham · English

Dunham · rank #19,823 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

FREQ-MID #19,823
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-MID 3,470
PHOTO-FINISH draper

Nearest frequency peer: draper (-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.

doodle

80,181
dossier

80,180
draper

80,179
Dunham

80,178
dyes

80,177
Easton

80,176

What this shows “Dunham” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Dunham vs Durham

83% similar

Dunham vs Dunlap

67% similar

Dunham vs Duncan

67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Dunham
Property	Value
Headword	Dunham
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈdʌnəm/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#19,823
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Dunham”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Dunhamlands here:

#19,823

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “draper” (#19,822), “dyes” (#19,824), “dossier” (#19,821). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Dunham” is #19,823. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Dunham (IPA /ˈdʌnəm/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,823 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dunham, with forms such as "ddunham", "dnuham", and "duhnam". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Durham", "Dunlap", "Duncan", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Habitational surname from any of various places in England, from Old English dūn (“hill”) + hām (“homestead”). The correct English form is Dunham, spelled D-U-N-H-A-M.

Definition

1
A surname from Old English.
2
An unincorporated community in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States.
3
An unincorporated community in Gogebic County, Michigan, United States.
4
An unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio, United States.

Etymology

Habitational surname from any of various places in England, from Old English dūn (“hill”) + hām (“homestead”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddunham
dnuham
duhnam
dunahm
dunhamm
dunhham
dunhma
dunnham
udnham

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dunham - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Dunham"

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 "Dunham"?

"Dunham" is spelled D-U-N-H-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdʌnəm/.

What does "Dunham" mean?

As a proper noun, "Dunham" means: A surname from Old English.

What words are commonly confused with "Dunham"?

"Dunham" is commonly confused with "Durham", "Dunlap", "Duncan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Dunham"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dunham" is /ˈdʌnəm/. 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 "Dunham"?

Habitational surname from any of various places in England, from Old English dūn (“hill”) + hām (“homestead”). 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 "Dunham", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

draper#19,822 Easton#19,825 doodle#19,820 excite#19,831

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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