duomo

/ˈdwəʊməʊ/

//ˈdwəʊməʊ// noun

"duomo" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“duomo” is an uncommon English word, ranked #56,717 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#56,717
frequency rank, English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A cathedral, or a cathedral-like building, especially one in Italy.

Key facts for duomo
PropertyValue
Headwordduomo
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdwəʊməʊ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,717
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “duomo” 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). duomo lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for duomo is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈdwəʊməʊ/. Corpus data places it at rank #56,717 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A cathedral, or a cathedral-like building, especially one in Italy.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for duomo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Italian duomo. Doublet of dome and domus. The correct English form is duomo, spelled D-U-O-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A cathedral, or a cathedral-like building, especially one in Italy.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Italian duomo. Doublet of dome and domus.

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 "duomo"?
"duomo" is spelled D-U-O-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdwəʊməʊ/.
What does "duomo" mean?
As a noun, "duomo" means: A cathedral, or a cathedral-like building, especially one in Italy.
How do you pronounce "duomo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "duomo" is /ˈdwəʊməʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "duomo"?
Learned borrowing from Italian duomo. Doublet of dome and domus. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “duomo”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is D-U-O-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈdwəʊməʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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