duopoly
/djuːˈɒpəli/
"duopoly" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“duopoly” is an uncommon English word, ranked #56,718 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #56,718
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An economic condition in which two sellers exert most control over the market of a commodity.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | duopoly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /djuːˈɒpəli/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #56,718 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “duopoly” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for duopoly is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /djuːˈɒpəli/. Corpus data places it at rank #56,718 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for duopoly in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: PIE word *dwóh₁ From duo- (prefix meaning ‘two’) + -poly (suffix meaning ‘pertaining to the number of sellers in a market’), by analogy with monopoly. The correct English form is duopoly, spelled D-U-O-P-O-L-Y.
Definition
- 1An economic condition in which two sellers exert most control over the market of a commodity.
- 2The domination of a field of endeavour by two entities or people.
- 3A situation in which two or more radio or television stations in the same city or community share common ownership.
Etymology
PIE word *dwóh₁ From duo- (prefix meaning ‘two’) + -poly (suffix meaning ‘pertaining to the number of sellers in a market’), by analogy with monopoly.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “duopoly”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-U-O-P-O-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /djuːˈɒpəli/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.