Dubuque

name

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"dubuque" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Dubuque” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,372. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,372
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-dubuque · Dubuque · English

Dubuque · rank #38,372 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,372
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dubbing

Nearest frequency peer: dubbing (-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 “Dubuque”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Dubuque” 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
Key facts for Dubuque
PropertyValue
HeadwordDubuque
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,372
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Dubuque”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Dubuquelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “dubbing” (#38,371), “Durbin” (#38,373), “driest” (#38,370). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Dubuque” is #38,372. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Dubuque, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #38,372 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dubuque, with forms such as "dbuuque", "ddubuque", and "dubbuque". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A city, the county seat of Dubuque County, Iowa, United States.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Barton County and Russell County, Kansas, United States.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. So I walked into the Dubuque convent with several gallons of ice cream and immediately began to worry we hadn’t brought enough.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dbuuque
  • ddubuque
  • dubbuque
  • dubquue
  • dubuqeu
  • dubuqque
  • dubuuqe
  • duubque
  • udbuque

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dbuuque2ddubuque1dubbuque1dubquue2dubuqeu2dubuqque1dubuuqe2duubque2
Edit distance from "Dubuque"

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 "Dubuque"?
"Dubuque" is spelled D-U-B-U-Q-U-E.
What does "Dubuque" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dubuque" means: A surname.
What are common misspellings of "Dubuque"?
Common misspellings include "dbuuque", "ddubuque", "dubbuque", "dubquue", "dubuqeu". The correct spelling is "Dubuque".
What language does "Dubuque" come from?
"Dubuque" is a English 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 English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dubbing#38,371dweller#38,374derided#38,363Denison#38,360

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Durbin9 variantsdriest9 variantsElkins9 variantsdented9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list