dudu

[dʊdʊ]

/[dʊdʊ]/ noun

The verdict

“dudu” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
4
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-dudu · dudu · German

dudu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 dudu
PropertyValue
Headworddudu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dʊdʊ]
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dudu“ im Deutschen

duduschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

dudu is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dʊdʊ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for dudu in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is dudu, spelled D-U-D-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wanze
  2. 2
    Wurm
  3. 3
    Laus
  4. 4
    Vorhangdraht, Vorhangseil

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dudu"?
"dudu" is spelled D-U-D-U. The IPA pronunciation is [dʊdʊ].
What does "dudu" mean?
As a noun, "dudu" means: Wanze
How do you pronounce "dudu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dudu" is [dʊdʊ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dudu" come from?
"dudu" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list