Danae

\ˈda.na.eː\

/\ˈda.na.eː\/ name

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The verdict

“Danae” 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
5
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-danae · Danae · French

Danae · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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.

Key facts for Danae
PropertyValue
HeadwordDanae
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ˈda.na.eː\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Danae” sits in French frequency

Danae falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Danae is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ˈda.na.eː\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Danaé.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Danae, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Danae, spelled D-A-N-A-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Danaé.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Danae"?
"Danae" is spelled D-A-N-A-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈda.na.eː\.
What does "Danae" mean?
As a proper noun, "Danae" means: Danaé.
How do you pronounce "Danae"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Danae" is \ˈda.na.eː\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Danae" come from?
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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