Dakotas
\da.kɔ.ta\
The verdict
“Dakotas” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ensemble des tribus amérindiennes faisant partie de la nation des Sioux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dakotas · Dakotas · French
Dakotas · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dakotas |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \da.kɔ.ta\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Dakotas is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \da.kɔ.ta\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Dakotas in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Dakotas, spelled D-A-K-O-T-A-S.
Definition
- 1Ensemble des tribus amérindiennes faisant partie de la nation des Sioux.
- 2Groupes sioux orientaux et centraux.
Synonyms
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.