dudek

[ˈdudɛk]

/[ˈdudɛk]/ noun

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The verdict

“dudek” is uncommon German (frequency #98,324 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,324
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wiedehopf (Upupa epops)

Corpus desk

Index DE-dudek · dudek · German

dudek · rank #98,324 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,324
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dubs

Nearest frequency peer: dubs (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „dudek“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „dudek“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dudek
PropertyValue
Headworddudek
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdudɛk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#98,324
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dudek“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.dudekfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dubs“ (#98,323), „dulce“ (#98,325), „dualer“ (#98,322). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dudek“ bei #98,324. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dudek is uncommon German at frequency #98,324 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdudɛk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wiedehopf (Upupa epops)".

No generated misspelling entries exist for dudek in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is dudek, spelled D-U-D-E-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wiedehopf (Upupa epops)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „W trakcie tego ich wypoczynku nadleciał skądsić zmoknięty dudek i nieopatrznie zasiadł tuż przed nimi na gałęzi.“

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 "dudek"?
"dudek" is spelled D-U-D-E-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdudɛk].
What does "dudek" mean?
As a noun, "dudek" means: Wiedehopf (Upupa epops)
How do you pronounce "dudek"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dudek" is [ˈdudɛk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dudek" come from?
"dudek" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dulce#98,325depth#98,295Curia#98,283broda#98,231

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list