duenna
/duˈɛ.nə/noun
duenna is spelled D-U-E-N-N-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, duenna means “A chaperon of a young lady, usually an older woman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of duenna is duennas.
How many letters and syllables are in duenna?
| Letters | 6: D-U-E-N-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is duenna?
Duenna appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce duenna?
- /duˈɛ.nə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-duenna.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of duenna
- duennas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does duenna mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A chaperon of a young lady, usually an older woman.
- 2
A governess or nanny.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Duenna in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a chaperon of a young lady:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | accompagnatrice |
| German | Begleiterin, Aufsichtsperson, Anstandsdame, Aufpasser, Begleitung, Begleitperson |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does duenna come from?
From Old Spanish duenna or dueña, from Vulgar Latin donna, from Latin domina (“Lady”). Doublet of dame.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).