Dwarka

name

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

The verdict

“Dwarka” is uncommon English (frequency #69,804 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,804
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city and municipality of Devbhumi Dwarka district in the state of Gujarat in Western India, a site of Hindu pilgrimage.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dwarka · Dwarka · English

Dwarka · rank #69,804 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,804
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dungannon

Nearest frequency peer: Dungannon (-1 rank slots)

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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 “Dwarka”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Dwarka” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dwarka
PropertyValue
HeadwordDwarka
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,804
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Dwarka” in English

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

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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Dungannon” (#69,803), “Duchenne” (#69,802), “Eadie” (#69,806). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Dwarka” is #69,804. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dwarka is uncommon English at frequency #69,804 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Dwarka in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Transliteration of Gujarati દ્વારકા (dvārkā), Hindustani دوارکا (dvārkā) / द्वारका (dvārkā), Bengali দ্বারকা (darka), from Sanskrit द्वारका (dvārakā). The correct English form is Dwarka, spelled D-W-A-R-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city and municipality of Devbhumi Dwarka district in the state of Gujarat in Western India, a site of Hindu pilgrimage.
  2. 2
    A neighbourhood of Delhi, India.
  3. 3
    A river in the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal.

Etymology

Transliteration of Gujarati દ્વારકા (dvārkā), Hindustani دوارکا (dvārkā) / द्वारका (dvārkā), Bengali দ্বারকা (darka), from Sanskrit द्वारका (dvārakā).

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 "Dwarka"?
"Dwarka" is spelled D-W-A-R-K-A.
What does "Dwarka" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dwarka" means: A city and municipality of Devbhumi Dwarka district in the state of Gujarat in Western India, a site of Hindu pilgrimage.
What is the origin of the word "Dwarka"?
Transliteration of Gujarati દ્વારકા (dvārkā), Hindustani دوارکا (dvārkā) / द्वारका (dvārkā), Bengali দ্বারকা (darka), from Sanskrit द्वारका (dvārakā). 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 "Dwarka", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list