# duffel

> English word · Noun · IPA /dʌfəl/ · frequency rank #40,222

## Definitions
1. A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze.
2. Outfit or supplies, collectively; kit.

## Etymology
From Dutch duffel, named after Duffel, a town in Belgium, itself ultimately from Latin Dubrolocus, the first particle from Gaulish dubrum.

## Easily confused with
- **Duffy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duffel-vs-duffy)
- **duel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duel-vs-duffel)
- **duff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duff-vs-duffel)
- **differ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/differ-vs-duffel)

## Common misspellings (7)
`dduffel`, `dfufel`, `dufefl`, `dufel`, `duffell`, `duffle`, `udffel`

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