ducat

/ˈdʌkət/

//ˈdʌkət// noun

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"ducat" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ducat” is uncommon English (frequency #99,205 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,205
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A gold coin minted by various European nations.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ducat · ducat · English

ducat · rank #99,205 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,205
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH druggy

Nearest frequency peer: druggy (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “ducat”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “ducat” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ducat
PropertyValue
Headwordducat
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdʌkət/
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,205
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “ducat” in English

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “druggy” (#99,204), “Duncombe” (#99,208), “dragonstone” (#99,200). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “ducat” is #99,205. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ducat is uncommon English at frequency #99,205 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdʌkət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ducat, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French ducat, late Old French ducat, from Old Italian ducato, from Medieval Latin ducātus, from oblique stem of dux (“duke; leader”). Doublet of duchy. The correct English form is ducat, spelled D-U-C-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A gold coin minted by various European nations.
  2. 2
    A coin of the major denomination (dollar, euro, etc.); money in general.
  3. 3
    A ticket.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Shylock: "My daughter! O my ducats! Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! Justice! the law! my ducats, and my daughter!..."
  2. But when the innkeeper saw what kind of goat the lad had, he thought this was a goat worth having, so when the lad had fallen asleep, he took another goat which couldn't make any golden ducats, and put that in its place.

Etymology

From Middle French ducat, late Old French ducat, from Old Italian ducato, from Medieval Latin ducātus, from oblique stem of dux (“duke; leader”). Doublet of duchy.

This word in other languages

ducado(Español)ducat(Français)

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 "ducat"?
"ducat" is spelled D-U-C-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdʌkət/.
What does "ducat" mean?
As a noun, "ducat" means: A gold coin minted by various European nations.
How do you pronounce "ducat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ducat" is /ˈdʌkət/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "ducat"?
From Middle French ducat, late Old French ducat, from Old Italian ducato, from Medieval Latin ducātus, from oblique stem of dux (“duke; leader”). Doublet of duchy. 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 "ducat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

edify#99,211Erith#99,231eurgh#99,236Exley#99,242

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list