dude

[duːd]

/[duːd]/ noun

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The verdict

“dude” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,271. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,271
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Typ, der Kerl, der Mann, der Macker (der in einer Stadt lebt)

Corpus desk

Index DE-dude · dude · German

dude · rank #14,271 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,271
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dringt

Nearest frequency peer: dringt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „dude“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „dude“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

dude vs DVD
0% similar
dude vs duo
50% similar
dude vs Dur
25% similar

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

Key facts for dude
PropertyValue
Headworddude
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[duːd]
Letters4
Frequency rank#14,271
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dude“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.dudeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dringt“ (#14,270), „dulden“ (#14,272), „Drache“ (#14,269). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dude“ bei #14,271. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around dude (IPA [duːd]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,271 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for dude, with forms such as "ddude", "ddue", and "dudde". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "DVD", "duo", "Dur", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dude, spelled D-U-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Typ, der Kerl, der Mann, der Macker (der in einer Stadt lebt)
  2. 2
    Macker!
  3. 3
    der Tourist (besonders der aus der Stadt kommende auf einer dude ranch (Ferienranch))
  4. 4
    Dandy

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I met two new dudes on the hoops court today.
  2. Relax, dude.

Synonyms

guyblokechapcovefellowgeezerfellahomeyfellerbrucemanmateemmetgrockledandyfopmasherdudine

Antonyms

galsheiladudettedudessdudine

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddude
  • ddue
  • dudde
  • dued
  • udde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dude - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddude1ddue2dudde1dued2udde2
Edit distance from "dude"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dude"?
"dude" is spelled D-U-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [duːd].
What does "dude" mean?
As a noun, "dude" means: der Typ, der Kerl, der Mann, der Macker (der in einer Stadt lebt)
What words are commonly confused with "dude"?
"dude" is commonly confused with "DVD", "duo", "Dur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dude"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dude" is [duːd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dude" come from?
"dude" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

been#14,246gina#14,307Ists#14,331late#14,348

Similar misspelling depth

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

Akkus5 variantsWiege5 variantsMami5 variantsstile5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list