Duarte

name

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"duarte" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Duarte” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,602. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,602
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Portuguese or Spanish.

Corpus desk

Index EN-duarte · Duarte · English

Duarte · rank #41,602 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,602
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dredged

Nearest frequency peer: dredged (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Duarte”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Duarte” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

Duarte vs Duterte
71% similar
Duarte vs date
50% similar
Duarte vs dare
50% similar

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

Key facts for Duarte
PropertyValue
HeadwordDuarte
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,602
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Duarte”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Duartelands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “dredged” (#41,601), “durst” (#41,603), “dreadfully” (#41,600). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Duarte” is #41,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Duarte, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #41,602 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Duarte, with forms such as "daurte", "dduarte", and "duaret". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Duterte", "date", "dare", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Duarte. Doublet of Edward. The correct English form is Duarte, spelled D-U-A-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Portuguese or Spanish.
  2. 2
    A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Tenants Mauricio Alves Lucas, Samantha Rodrigues Siqueira, and Dayse Duarte (left to right) say they are owed deposits back from Spencer Accommodation

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Duarte. Doublet of Edward.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • daurte
  • dduarte
  • duaret
  • duarrte
  • duartte
  • duatre
  • durate
  • udarte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

daurte2dduarte1duaret2duarrte1duartte1duatre2durate2udarte2
Edit distance from "Duarte"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Duarte"?
"Duarte" is spelled D-U-A-R-T-E.
What does "Duarte" mean?
As a proper noun, "Duarte" means: A surname from Portuguese or Spanish.
What words are commonly confused with "Duarte"?
"Duarte" is commonly confused with "Duterte", "date", "dare". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Duarte"?
Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Duarte. Doublet of Edward. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fawkes#41,625Giroux#41,641givens#41,642citric#41,559

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

durst8 variantsGordy8 variantschitty8 variantsChand8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list