Duracell

noun

"duracell" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Duracell” is an uncommon English word, ranked #74,046 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#74,046
frequency rank, English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A battery of the Duracell brand.

Key facts for Duracell
PropertyValue
HeadwordDuracell
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,046
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Duracell” 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). Duracell lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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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 Duracell is 8 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #74,046 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A battery of the Duracell brand.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Duracell in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Trade name, from durable cell. The nickname for ginger-haired people comes from the distinctive copper-coloured end of the battery. The correct English form is Duracell, spelled D-U-R-A-C-E-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A battery of the Duracell brand.

Etymology

Trade name, from durable cell. The nickname for ginger-haired people comes from the distinctive copper-coloured end of the battery.

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 "Duracell"?
"Duracell" is spelled D-U-R-A-C-E-L-L.
What does "Duracell" mean?
As a noun, "Duracell" means: A battery of the Duracell brand.
What is the origin of the word "Duracell"?
Trade name, from durable cell. The nickname for ginger-haired people comes from the distinctive copper-coloured end of the battery. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Duracell”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is D-U-R-A-C-E-L-L - 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