duffle

noun

"duffle" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“duffle” is an uncommon English word, ranked #54,139 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#54,139
frequency rank, English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative spelling of duffel.

Key facts for duffle
PropertyValue
Headwordduffle
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#54,139
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “duffle” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). duffle lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for duffle is 6 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #54,139 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Alternative spelling of duffel.".

No misspelling variants are generated for duffle in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Alteration of duffel, influenced by suffix -le. The correct English form is duffle, spelled D-U-F-F-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of duffel.

Etymology

Alteration of duffel, influenced by suffix -le.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "duffle"?
"duffle" is spelled D-U-F-F-L-E.
What does "duffle" mean?
As a noun, "duffle" means: Alternative spelling of duffel.
What is the origin of the word "duffle"?
Alteration of duffel, influenced by suffix -le. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “duffle”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is D-U-F-F-L-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