# Dunkirk

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdʌŋkɜː(ɹ)k/ · frequency rank #24,150

## Definitions
1. A town in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
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## Etymology
From Dutch Duinkerke, from duin (“dune”) + kerk (“church”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddunkirk`, `dnukirk`, `duknirk`, `dunikrk`, `dunkikr`, `dunkirkk`, `dunkirrk`, `dunkkirk`, `dunkrik`, `dunnkirk`, `udnkirk`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dunkirk