Dutt

[dʊt]

/[dʊt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dutt” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #33,540) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#33,540
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu einem Knoten geflochtenes Haar am Hinterkopf

Corpus desk

Index DE-dutt · Dutt · German

Dutt · rank #33,540 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,540
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Duelle

Nearest frequency peer: Duelle (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Dutt“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Dutt“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Dutt vs duty
50% similar
Dutt vs du
25% similar
Dutt vs duo
25% similar

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

Key facts for Dutt
PropertyValue
HeadwordDutt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dʊt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#33,540
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Dutt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Duttliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Duelle“ (#33,539), „DV“ (#33,541), „drinne“ (#33,538). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dutt“ bei #33,540. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Dutt is neighbouring look-alikes ("duty", "du", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [dʊt]. Frequency #33,540 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Gloss: "zu einem Knoten geflochtenes Haar am Hinterkopf".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dutt, with forms such as "ddutt", "dtut", and "dut". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "duty", "du", "duo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Dutt, spelled D-U-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu einem Knoten geflochtenes Haar am Hinterkopf

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Vor der Stirnwand stand ein roher Holztisch, ein Stuhl davor und einer dahinter, und auf dem hinteren saß eine korpulente, dunkelhaarige Frau, die Haare streng nach hinten gekämmt und zu einem Dutt geknotet.“
  2. „Im Hotelgebäude haben eine Kellnerin mit Dutt und eine Köchin im Kittel geduldig den ganzen Tag auf Kundschaft gewartet.“

Synonyms

ChignonHaarknotenGogschPunzSchnatzHuppiPüürziKnödel

Antonyms

PferdeschwanzZopf

This word in other languages

bun(English)moño(Español)chignon(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddutt
  • dtut
  • dut
  • udtt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dutt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddutt1dtut2dut1udtt2
Edit distance from "Dutt"

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 "Dutt"?
"Dutt" is spelled D-U-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [dʊt].
What does "Dutt" mean?
As a noun, "Dutt" means: zu einem Knoten geflochtenes Haar am Hinterkopf
What words are commonly confused with "Dutt"?
"Dutt" is commonly confused with "duty", "du", "duo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dutt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dutt" is [dʊt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dutt" come from?
"Dutt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ebel#33,542Elch#33,554buss#33,500Föhn#33,595

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list