# dupe

> English word · Noun · IPA /dʒuːp/ · frequency rank #37,898

## Definitions
1. A person who has been deceived.

## Etymology
From French duper, from Middle French duppe, alteration of huppe (“hoopoe”), from Latin, onomatopoeic.

## Easily confused with
- **dye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dupe-vs-dye)
- **dur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dupe-vs-dur)
- **DWP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dupe-vs-dwp)
- **duty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dupe-vs-duty)
- **dust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dupe-vs-dust)
- **dusk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dupe-vs-dusk)
- **dyke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dupe-vs-dyke)
- **dura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dupe-vs-dura)
- **duvet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dupe-vs-duvet)
- **duper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dupe-vs-duper)
- **duplex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dupe-vs-duplex)
- **de** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/de-vs-dupe)
- **DP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dp-vs-dupe)
- **due** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/due-vs-dupe)
- **die** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/die-vs-dupe)
- **duo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duo-vs-dupe)
- **dip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dip-vs-dupe)
- **dug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dug-vs-dupe)
- **Dee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dee-vs-dupe)
- **doe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doe-vs-dupe)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ddupe`, `dpue`, `duep`, `duppe`, `udpe`

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