Ekadanta
"ekadanta" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Ekadanta” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The Hindu lord Ganesha.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ekadanta |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ekadanta” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ekadanta is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The Hindu lord Ganesha.".
Ekadanta has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit एकदन्त (ekadanta, “one-toothed”); ultimately from एक (eka, “one”) + दन्त (danta, “tooth, tusk”). The correct English form is Ekadanta, spelled E-K-A-D-A-N-T-A.
Definition
- 1The Hindu lord Ganesha.
Etymology
From Sanskrit एकदन्त (ekadanta, “one-toothed”); ultimately from एक (eka, “one”) + दन्त (danta, “tooth, tusk”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Ekadanta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-K-A-D-A-N-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.