dagger
\ˈdæɡ.ə(ɹ)\
The verdict
“dagger” is uncommon French (frequency #98,943 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,943
- frequency rank, French
- 5,307
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Poignard, dague.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dagger · dagger · French
dagger · rank #98,943 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,943
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,307
- PHOTO-FINISH dahu
Nearest frequency peer: dahu (+1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “dagger”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- cumulard
cumulard
1,067 corpus weight
- cénomanien
cénomanien
1,063 corpus weight
- dagger
dagger
1,058 corpus weight
- dahu
dahu
1,057 corpus weight
- dapper
dapper
1,056 corpus weight
- darons
darons
1,054 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “dagger” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dagger |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈdæɡ.ə(ɹ)\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #98,943 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dagger” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dagger is uncommon French at frequency #98,943 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈdæɡ.ə(ɹ)\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
dagger has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is dagger, spelled D-A-G-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Poignard, dague.
- 2Obèle (caractère †).
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.