Duktus
[ˈdʊktʊs]
The verdict
“Duktus” is uncommon German (frequency #50,396 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,396
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Linienführung beim Schreiben, Zeichnen und beim Malen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Duktus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdʊktʊs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #50,396 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Duktus” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Duktus is uncommon German at frequency #50,396 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdʊktʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Duktus in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Duktus, spelled D-U-K-T-U-S.
Definition
- 1Linienführung beim Schreiben, Zeichnen und beim Malen
- 2charakteristische Art und Weise, sich in Wort und Schrift auszudrücken
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Duktus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-U-K-T-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdʊktʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.