duration

/dʒʊˈɹeɪʃn̩/

//dʒʊˈɹeɪʃn̩// noun

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

The verdict

“duration” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,676. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,676
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An amount of time or a particular time interval.

Corpus desk

Index EN-duration · duration · English

duration · rank #5,676 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,676
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eddie

Nearest frequency peer: Eddie (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “duration”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “duration” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

duration vs donation
75% similar
duration vs dilation
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for duration
PropertyValue
Headwordduration
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dʒʊˈɹeɪʃn̩/
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,676
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “duration”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).durationlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Eddie” (#5,677), “dining” (#5,674), “Emily” (#5,678). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “duration” is #5,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around duration (IPA /dʒʊˈɹeɪʃn̩/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,676 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for duration, with forms such as "dduration", "druation", and "duartion". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "donation", "dilation", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English duracioun, from late Old French duracion, from Medieval Latin dūrātiō. The correct English form is duration, spelled D-U-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    An amount of time or a particular time interval.
  2. 2
    The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war.
  3. 3
    A measure of the sensitivity of the price of a financial asset to changes in interest rates, computed for a simple bond as a weighted average of the maturities of the interest and principal payments associated with it.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The duration of the flight will be about 2 hours 45 minutes.
  2. She was moaning for the entire duration of the advert break.

Etymology

From Middle English duracioun, from late Old French duracion, from Medieval Latin dūrātiō.

This word in other languages

duración(Español)durée(Français)Dauer(Deutsch)duração(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dduration
  • druation
  • duartion
  • duraiton
  • durasion
  • duratino
  • durationn
  • duratoin
  • durattion
  • durration
  • durtaion
  • udration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of duration - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dduration1druation2duartion2duraiton2durasion1duratino2durationn1duratoin2
Edit distance from "duration"

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 "duration"?
"duration" is spelled D-U-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /dʒʊˈɹeɪʃn̩/.
What does "duration" mean?
As a noun, "duration" means: An amount of time or a particular time interval.
What words are commonly confused with "duration"?
"duration" is commonly confused with "donation", "dilation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "duration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "duration" is /dʒʊˈɹeɪʃn̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "duration"?
From Middle English duracioun, from late Old French duracion, from Medieval Latin dūrātiō. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "duration", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deserved#5,673contacts#5,667abstract#5,654judicial#5,701

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

depressed12 variantsassociates12 variantsaddiction12 variantsvertical12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list