dain

/ˈdɑjn/

//ˈdɑjn// pron

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The verdict

“dain” is uncommon French (frequency #87,517 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,517
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Locatif pluriel de dat.

Key facts for dain
PropertyValue
Headworddain
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPronoun
IPA/ˈdɑjn/
Letters4
Frequency rank#87,517
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dain” sits in French frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dain is uncommon French at frequency #87,517 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as apronoun, transcribed /ˈdɑjn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Locatif pluriel de dat.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dain, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is dain, spelled D-A-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Locatif pluriel de dat.

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 "dain"?
"dain" is spelled D-A-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɑjn/.
What does "dain" mean?
As a pronoun, "dain" means: Locatif pluriel de dat.
How do you pronounce "dain"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dain" is /ˈdɑjn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dain" come from?
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Using “dain”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-A-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈdɑjn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list