# duff

> English word · Noun · IPA /dʌf/ · frequency rank #18,063

## Definitions
1. Dough.
2. A stiff flour pudding, often with dried fruit, boiled in a cloth bag, or steamed.
3. A pudding-style dessert, especially one made with plums or (in the Bahamas) guavas.

## Etymology
Representing a northern England and Scots pronunciation of dough.

## Easily confused with
- **duo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-duo)
- **dug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-dug)
- **duh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-duh)
- **DUI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-dui)
- **dun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-dun)
- **dum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-dum)
- **dup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-dup)
- **dur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-dur)
- **duty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-duty)
- **dumb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-dumb)
- **duke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-duke)
- **dust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-dust)
- **dump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-dump)
- **dull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-dull)
- **Dunn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-dunn)
- **dunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-dunk)
- **duly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-duly)
- **dusk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-dusk)
- **dune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-dune)
- **dung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-dung)

## Common misspellings (4)
`dduff`, `dfuf`, `duf`, `udff`

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