duales

/[duˈaːləs]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,051

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

duales is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dual Pronounced [duˈaːləs]. Often confused with dudes and dummes.

Key facts for duales
PropertyValue
Headwordduales
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[duˈaːləs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,051
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of duales in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for duales is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [duˈaːləs]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,051 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for duales, with forms such as "daules", "dduales", and "duaels". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "dudes", "dummes", "dünnes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is duales, spelled D-U-A-L-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dual
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dual
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dual
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dual

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: daules,dduales,duaels,dualess,dualles,dualse,dulaes,udales

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for duales

Misspelling Variants of "duales"

daules6dduales7duaels6dualess7dualles7dualse6dulaes6udales6
Misspelling Variants of "duales"

Frequency rank: #34,051 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "duales"?
"duales" is spelled D-U-A-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [duˈaːləs].
What does "duales" mean?
As an adj, "duales" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dual
What words are commonly confused with "duales"?
"duales" is commonly confused with "dudes", "dummes", "dünnes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "duales"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "duales" is [duˈaːləs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "duales" come from?
"duales" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.