dupatta

noun

"dupatta" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dupatta” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A double layer of cloth worn by women as a scarf, veil etc.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dupatta · dupatta · English

dupatta · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for dupatta
PropertyValue
Headworddupatta
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “dupatta” in English

dupattaranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dupatta is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A double layer of cloth worn by women as a scarf, veil etc.".

dupatta has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hindi दुपट्टा (dupaṭṭā) / Urdu دوپَٹَّہ (dopaṭṭa). The correct English form is dupatta, spelled D-U-P-A-T-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A double layer of cloth worn by women as a scarf, veil etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dupatta appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Her dupatta slipped from her shoulders, as he encircled her waist with one hand.
  2. Red bangles are stacked all the way to her elbows and her glittering scarlet dupatta is pinned to the high mound of her hair.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दुपट्टा (dupaṭṭā) / Urdu دوپَٹَّہ (dopaṭṭa).

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dupatta"?
"dupatta" is spelled D-U-P-A-T-T-A.
What does "dupatta" mean?
As a noun, "dupatta" means: A double layer of cloth worn by women as a scarf, veil etc.
What is the origin of the word "dupatta"?
Borrowed from Hindi दुपट्टा (dupaṭṭā) / Urdu دوپَٹَّہ (dopaṭṭa). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list