duet
/djuˈɛt/noun, verb
duet is spelled D-U-E-T: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, duet means “A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of duet is duets.
How many letters and syllables are in duet?
| Letters | 4: D-U-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.7 times per million words; the 16,455th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is duet?
Duet appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th 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 duet?
- /djuˈɛt/
- /duˈɛt/
Duet has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-duet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with duet?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as duet.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tude.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of duet
- duets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- duetting participle, present
- dueting participle, present
- duetted participle, past
- dueted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does duet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
- 2
A song composed for and/or performed by a duo.
- 3
A pair or couple, especially one that is harmonious or elegant.
verb
- 1
To perform a duet.
- 2
To communicate (warnings, mating calls, etc.) through song.
- 3
To perform (sing, play, etc.) as a duet.
- 4
(of two people) To say at the same time, to chorus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Duet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a musical composition for two performers:
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 duet come from?
From Italian duetto (“short musical composition for two voices”), diminutive of due (“two”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).