dukedom
/ˈdjuk.dəm/noun
dukedom is spelled D-U-K-E-D-O-M: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dukedom means “A region ruled by a duke or duchess” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dukedom is dukedoms.
How many letters and syllables are in dukedom?
| Letters | 7: D-U-K-E-D-O-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is dukedom?
Dukedom appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 dukedom?
- UK /ˈdjuːk.dəm/
- UK /ˈdʒuːk.dəm/
- US /ˈdjuk.dəm/
Dukedom 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-dukedom.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dukedom
- dukedoms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dukedom mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A region ruled by a duke or duchess.
- 2
The rank or title of a duke.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dukedom come from?
From late Middle English dukdom, dukedom; equivalent to duke + -dom.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).