Dahomey
[d̪aoˈmej]
The verdict
“Dahomey” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - País al oeste de África (con códigos ISO 3166: 105 / / DY), actualmente llamado Benín limita al oeste con el Togo, Nigeria en el este, y Burkina Faso y Níger en el norte. Su capital es Porto Novo. ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dahomey |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [d̪aoˈmej] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dahomey” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Dahomey is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [d̪aoˈmej]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "País al oeste de África (con códigos ISO 3166: 105 / / DY), actualmente llamado Benín limita al oeste con el Togo, Nigeria en el este, y Burkina Faso y Níger en el norte. Su capital es Porto Novo. ...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Dahomey in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Dahomey, spelled D-A-H-O-M-E-Y.
Definition
- 1País al oeste de África (con códigos ISO 3166: 105 / / DY), actualmente llamado Benín limita al oeste con el Togo, Nigeria en el este, y Burkina Faso y Níger en el norte. Su capital es Porto Novo. El gentilicio era dahomeyano y hoy es beninés (por llamarse Benín actualmente).
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 “Dahomey”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-A-H-O-M-E-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪aoˈmej] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.