# duchy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdʌt͡ʃi/ · frequency rank #28,900

## Definitions
1. A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess.

## Etymology
From Middle English duche, from Anglo-Norman duché, from Old French duc, or from Medieval Latin ducātus, from Latin dux. Doublet of ducat.

## Easily confused with
- **duh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duchy-vs-duh)
- **duty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duchy-vs-duty)
- **duck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duchy-vs-duck)
- **duct** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duchy-vs-duct)
- **duly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duchy-vs-duly)
- **Dutch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duchy-vs-dutch)
- **ducks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duchy-vs-ducks)
- **dusty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duchy-vs-dusty)
- **dummy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duchy-vs-dummy)
- **Duffy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duchy-vs-duffy)
- **dusky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duchy-vs-dusky)
- **ducky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duchy-vs-ducky)
- **duc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duc-vs-duchy)
- **decay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decay-vs-duchy)
- **decoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decoy-vs-duchy)
- **Dicky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicky-vs-duchy)
- **dicey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-duchy)
- **decry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decry-vs-duchy)
- **douche** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/douche-vs-duchy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`dcuhy`, `dduchy`, `ducchy`, `duchhy`, `duchyy`, `ducyh`, `duhcy`, `udchy`

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