# duma

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdumə/ · frequency rank #30,013

## Definitions
1. A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament).
2. A drink mixing wine and vodka.

## Etymology
From Russian ду́ма (dúma, “elective legislative assembly”, originally: “thought”), from Proto-Slavic *duma (“breath, spirit; word; mind, thought; advice”). The drink is named after the legislative assembly.

## Easily confused with
- **duo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-duo)
- **dun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-dun)
- **dup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-dup)
- **dur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-dur)
- **duty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-duty)
- **dumb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-dumb)
- **dust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-dust)
- **dump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-dump)
- **Dunn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-dunn)
- **dunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-dunk)
- **dusk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-dusk)
- **dune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-dune)
- **dung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-dung)
- **dupe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-dupe)
- **dura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-dura)
- **dummy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-dummy)
- **dumps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-dumps)
- **Duran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-duran)
- **Duval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-duval)
- **dumbo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-dumbo)

## Common misspellings (5)
`dduma`, `dmua`, `duam`, `dumma`, `udma`

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