Dunlap

/ˈdʌnlæp/

//ˈdʌnlæp// name

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"dunlap" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Dunlap” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,117. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,117
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-dunlap · Dunlap · English

Dunlap · rank #36,117 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,117
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH drowsy

Nearest frequency peer: drowsy (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Dunlap”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Dunlap vs Dunlop
83% similar
Dunlap vs Duncan
67% similar
Dunlap vs Dunham
67% similar

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

Key facts for Dunlap
PropertyValue
HeadwordDunlap
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈdʌnlæp/
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,117
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Dunlap”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Dunlaplands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “drowsy” (#36,116), “driverless” (#36,114), “elaboration” (#36,120). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Dunlap” is #36,117. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Dunlap (IPA /ˈdʌnlæp/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #36,117 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dunlap, with forms such as "ddunlap", "dnulap", and "dulnap". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Dunlop", "Duncan", "Dunham", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is Dunlap, spelled D-U-N-L-A-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, United States.
  4. 4
    A village in Peoria County, Illinois, United States.
  5. 5
    A census-designated place in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States.
  6. 6
    A small city in Harrison County and Crawford County, Iowa, United States.
  7. 7
    A small city in Morris County, Kansas, United States.
  8. 8
    An unincorporated community in Grundy County, Missouri, United States.
  9. 9
    A census-designated place in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States.
  10. 10
    A neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
  11. 11
    A city, the county seat of Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States.
  12. 12
    A neighbourhood of Seattle, Washington, United States.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddunlap
  • dnulap
  • dulnap
  • dunalp
  • dunlapp
  • dunllap
  • dunlpa
  • dunnlap
  • udnlap

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dunlap - 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.

ddunlap1dnulap2dulnap2dunalp2dunlapp1dunllap1dunlpa2dunnlap1
Edit distance from "Dunlap"

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 "Dunlap"?
"Dunlap" is spelled D-U-N-L-A-P. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdʌnlæp/.
What does "Dunlap" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dunlap" means: A surname.
What words are commonly confused with "Dunlap"?
"Dunlap" is commonly confused with "Dunlop", "Duncan", "Dunham". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dunlap"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dunlap" is /ˈdʌnlæp/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dunlap" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dunlap", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

drowsy#36,116Elwood#36,122Eocene#36,127esprit#36,131

Similar misspelling depth

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

Donahue9 variantsextort9 variantsflutes9 variantscobbler9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list