dana

\ˈd̪a.na\

/\ˈd̪a.na\/ noun

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The verdict

“dana” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,588. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,588
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Goutte froide.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dana · dana · French

dana · rank #16,588 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,588
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH cynisme

Nearest frequency peer: cynisme (-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 « dana »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « dana » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dana vs DN
0% similar
dana vs don
50% similar
dana vs day
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dana
PropertyValue
Headworddana
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈd̪a.na\
Letters4
Frequency rank#16,588
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « dana »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « cynisme » (#16,587), « Danube » (#16,589), « coudes » (#16,586). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dana » est au #16,588. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around dana (IPA \ˈd̪a.na\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,588 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for dana, with forms such as "adna", "daan", and "danna". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "DN", "don", "day", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dana, spelled D-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Goutte froide.
  2. 2
    Vents violents et pluies diluviennes provoquées par une goutte froide.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. En cualquier caso, la culpabilidad del gobierno de Carlos Mazón en la nefasta gestión de la dana es incuestionable, y todos sus intentos y los de sus adláteres mediáticos de culpar a otros organismos del Estado (como la Aemet, la Confederación Hidrográfica del Júcar, etcétera) serían irrisorios si no fatigasen la infamia, que diría Jorge Luis Borges.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adna
  • daan
  • danna
  • ddana
  • dnaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dana - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

adna2daan2danna1ddana1dnaa2
Edit distance from "dana"

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 "dana"?
"dana" is spelled D-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈd̪a.na\.
What does "dana" mean?
As a noun, "dana" means: Goutte froide.
What words are commonly confused with "dana"?
"dana" is commonly confused with "DN", "don", "day". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dana" is \ˈd̪a.na\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dana" come from?
"dana" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

drew#16,598CFDT#16,567Enzo#16,612ever#16,615

Similar misspelling depth

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

grue5 variantsguet5 variantshate5 variantsémue5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list