dunker
"dunker" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dunker” is uncommon English (frequency #81,285 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,285
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone who dunks.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dunker · dunker · English
dunker · rank #81,285 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,285
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Dujardin
Nearest frequency peer: Dujardin (-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 “dunker”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- drafty
drafty
18,720 corpus weight
- dressmaking
dressmaking
18,718 corpus weight
- Dujardin
Dujardin
18,717 corpus weight
- dunker
dunker
18,716 corpus weight
- earnt
earnt
18,713 corpus weight
- Ebrahim
Ebrahim
18,712 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “dunker” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dunker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #81,285 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dunker” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dunker is uncommon English at frequency #81,285 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for dunker in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dunk + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix). The correct English form is dunker, spelled D-U-N-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Someone who dunks.
- 2A person tasked with performing or training others in slam dunks.
- 3A biscuit that is suitable for dunking in a cup of tea.
- 4Any snack food suitable for dunking in sauce.
- 5A kind of sonobuoy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dunker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Active sonar, for aircraft purposes still largely associated with dunking, suffers less variability but often has less range. […] Development of both dunkers and sonobuoys continues towards lower frequencies, implying bigger arrays, and deeper deployments.
Then they drop the dunker into the water and spin it around a few times so you end up upside-down.
Etymology
From dunk + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix).
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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