Duett

[duˈɛt]

/[duˈɛt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Duett” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,576. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,576
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Komposition mit zwei Stimmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-duett · Duett · German

Duett · rank #21,576 · 5 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,576
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dreckigen

Nearest frequency peer: dreckigen (-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 „Duett“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Duett“ 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).

Duett vs Duft
60% similar
Duett vs duty
40% similar
Duett vs Dutt
80% similar

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

Key facts for Duett
PropertyValue
HeadwordDuett
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[duˈɛt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#21,576
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Duett“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dreckigen“ (#21,575), „Duisburger“ (#21,577), „Downloads“ (#21,574). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Duett“ bei #21,576. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Duett (IPA [duˈɛt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,576 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Duett, with forms such as "dduett", "deutt", and "duet". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Duft", "duty", "Dutt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Duett, spelled D-U-E-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Komposition mit zwei Stimmen
  2. 2
    Gruppe, die zu zweit auftritt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gegen Ende erreicht das Duett seinen Höhepunkt.
  2. Die beiden entpuppen sich als wunderbares Duett.

Antonyms

Solo

This word in other languages

duet(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dduett
  • deutt
  • duet
  • dutet
  • udett

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Duett - 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.

dduett1deutt2duet1dutet2udett2
Edit distance from "Duett"

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 "Duett"?
"Duett" is spelled D-U-E-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [duˈɛt].
What does "Duett" mean?
As a noun, "Duett" means: Komposition mit zwei Stimmen
What words are commonly confused with "Duett"?
"Duett" is commonly confused with "Duft", "duty", "Dutt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Duett"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Duett" is [duˈɛt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Duett" come from?
"Duett" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list