Dahomey

\da.o.mɛ\

/\da.o.mɛ\/ name

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The verdict

“Dahomey” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,094. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,094
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ancien royaume fon d’Afrique de l’Ouest, situé dans le Sud du Bénin actuel, entre le XVIIᵉ siècle et la fin du XIXᵉ siècle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dahomey · Dahomey · French

Dahomey · rank #46,094 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,094
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH cura

Nearest frequency peer: cura (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Dahomey »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Dahomey » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dahomey
PropertyValue
HeadwordDahomey
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\da.o.mɛ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#46,094
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Dahomey »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Dahomeyse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cura » (#46,093), « dallage » (#46,095), « CPF » (#46,092). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « Dahomey » est au #46,094. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Dahomey (IPA \da.o.mɛ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #46,094 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dahomey, with forms such as "adhomey", "dahhomey", and "dahmoey". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Dahomey, spelled D-A-H-O-M-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ancien royaume fon d’Afrique de l’Ouest, situé dans le Sud du Bénin actuel, entre le XVIIᵉ siècle et la fin du XIXᵉ siècle.
  2. 2
    Ancien nom de la colonie française du Bénin, colonie française de 1894 à 1958.
  3. 3
    Ancien nom du Bénin, État associé de la France de 1958 à 1960 et État indépendant à partir de 1960 avant d’être renommé « Bénin » en 1975 en raison de son association avec le groupe ethnique majoritaire Fon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Dahomey appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le film suit, en novembre 1921, la restitution de vingt-six œuvres d’art à la République du Bénin, lesquelles avaient été pillées en 1892 par les troupes coloniales françaises – le Bénin s’appelait alors le royaume du Dahomey.

Synonyms

DanxomèDanxomɛ

This word in other languages

Dahomey(English)Dahomey(Español)Dahomey(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adhomey
  • dahhomey
  • dahmoey
  • dahoemy
  • dahomeyy
  • dahommey
  • dahomye
  • daohmey
  • ddahomey
  • dhaomey

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dahomey - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

adhomey2dahhomey1dahmoey2dahoemy2dahomeyy1dahommey1dahomye2daohmey2
Edit distance from "Dahomey"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dahomey"?
"Dahomey" is spelled D-A-H-O-M-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \da.o.mɛ\.
What does "Dahomey" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dahomey" means: Ancien royaume fon d’Afrique de l’Ouest, situé dans le Sud du Bénin actuel, entre le XVIIᵉ siècle et la fin du XIXᵉ siècle.
What are common misspellings of "Dahomey"?
Common misspellings include "adhomey", "dahhomey", "dahmoey", "dahoemy", "dahomeyy". The correct spelling is "Dahomey".
How do you pronounce "Dahomey"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dahomey" is \da.o.mɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dahomey" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dallage#46,095commère#46,075doublon#46,116codifié#46,070

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

donneras10 variantsdépasses10 variantsBussière10 variantsburnout10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list