Dupre

name

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

The verdict

“Dupre” is an uncommon English word, ranked #76,738 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#76,738
frequency rank, English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from French.

Key facts for Dupre
PropertyValue
HeadwordDupre
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#76,738
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Dupre” 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). Dupre 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 Dupre is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #76,738 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A surname from French.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Dupre, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French du Pré literally ‘of the meadow/pasture’ The correct English form is Dupre, spelled D-U-P-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from French.

Etymology

From French du Pré literally ‘of the meadow/pasture’

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 "Dupre"?
"Dupre" is spelled D-U-P-R-E.
What does "Dupre" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dupre" means: A surname from French.
What is the origin of the word "Dupre"?
From French du Pré literally ‘of the meadow/pasture’ See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Dupre”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is D-U-P-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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