Dudelange

name

"dudelange" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Dudelange” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A municipality with city status of Esch-sur-Alzette canton, in southern Luxembourg.

Key facts for Dudelange
PropertyValue
HeadwordDudelange
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Dudelange” sits in English frequency

Dudelange falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dudelange is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A municipality with city status of Esch-sur-Alzette canton, in southern Luxembourg.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Dudelange, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French Dudelange. The correct English form is Dudelange, spelled D-U-D-E-L-A-N-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A municipality with city status of Esch-sur-Alzette canton, in southern Luxembourg.

Etymology

From French Dudelange.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Dudelange"?
"Dudelange" is spelled D-U-D-E-L-A-N-G-E.
What does "Dudelange" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dudelange" means: A municipality with city status of Esch-sur-Alzette canton, in southern Luxembourg.
What is the origin of the word "Dudelange"?
From French Dudelange. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Dudelange”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-U-D-E-L-A-N-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list