dufte

[ˈdʊftə]

/[ˈdʊftə]/ adj

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The verdict

“dufte” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,433. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,433
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-dufte · dufte · German

dufte · rank #42,433 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,433
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH durchkommt

Nearest frequency peer: durchkommt (+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 „dufte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „dufte“ 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).

dufte vs duke
60% similar
dufte vs duty
60% similar
dufte vs Dutt
40% similar

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

Key facts for dufte
PropertyValue
Headworddufte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdʊftə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#42,433
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „dufte“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).dufteliegt 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: „durchkommt“ (#42,434), „Drüsen“ (#42,431), „durchleuchtet“ (#42,435). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dufte“ bei #42,433. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around dufte (IPA [ˈdʊftə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,433 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sehr gut".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for dufte, with forms such as "ddufte", "dfute", and "dufet". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "duke", "duty", "Dutt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is dufte, spelled D-U-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    sehr gut

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Ziele der EU im Klimaschutz sind ja an sich dufte. Immer was mit 20. 20 Prozent Treibhausgasminderung bis 2020. 20 Prozent Erneuerbare bis 2020. Und 20 Prozent Energieeffizienzgewinn bis 2020.“
  2. „Er ist sogar in allem, was er tut, sagt, wie er sich gibt, redet und wie er ganz einfach vorhanden ist noch einen Tick dufter, als ich ihn mir gewünscht hatte.“

Antonyms

undufte

This word in other languages

great(English)bath(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddufte
  • dfute
  • dufet
  • duffte
  • dutfe
  • udfte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dufte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddufte1dfute2dufet2duffte1dutfe2udfte2
Edit distance from "dufte"

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 "dufte"?
"dufte" is spelled D-U-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊftə].
What does "dufte" mean?
As an adjective, "dufte" means: sehr gut
What words are commonly confused with "dufte"?
"dufte" is commonly confused with "duke", "duty", "Dutt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dufte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dufte" is [ˈdʊftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dufte" come from?
"dufte" 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 "dufte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

eigne#42,443cycle#42,410Elche#42,456Claas#42,403

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

derb6 variantsfegt6 variantsAppeal6 variantsKang6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list