Duette
[duˈɛtə]
The verdict
“Duette” is uncommon German (frequency #79,077 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,077
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Duett
Corpus desk
Index DE-duette · Duette · German
Duette · rank #79,077 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,077
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Duells
Nearest frequency peer: Duells (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Duette”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- dua
dua
20,926 corpus weight
- Duells
Duells
20,925 corpus weight
- Duette
Duette
20,924 corpus weight
- Durango
Durango
20,923 corpus weight
- durchdachter
durchdachter
20,922 corpus weight
- durchdreht
durchdreht
20,921 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Duette” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Duette |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [duˈɛtə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #79,077 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Duette” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Duette is uncommon German at frequency #79,077 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [duˈɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Duette doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Duette, spelled D-U-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Duett
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Duett
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Duett
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.