# archduke

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #36,433

## Definitions
1. The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
2. The ruler of an archduchy, in particular the Archduchy of Austria.

## Etymology
From Middle French archeduc (modern French archiduc), from Latin archidux. Equivalent to arch- + duke.

## Common misspellings (12)
`acrhduke`, `arcchduke`, `arcdhuke`, `archdduke`, `archdkue`, `archduek`, `archdukke`, `archhduke`, `archudke`, `arhcduke`, `arrchduke`, `rachduke`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/archduke