# Durga

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdʊə.ɡə/ · frequency rank #40,670

## Definitions
1. A powerful Indian female deity.
2. A female given name from Sanskrit, common in India. Another name of Parvati.

## Etymology
From Sanskrit दुर्गा (durgā).

## Easily confused with
- **durst** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/durga-vs-durst)
- **Durham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/durga-vs-durham)
- **durian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/durga-vs-durian)
- **dug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dug-vs-durga)
- **dur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dur-vs-durga)
- **dua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dua-vs-durga)
- **Dora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dora-vs-durga)
- **dung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dung-vs-durga)
- **Dara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-durga)
- **duma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duma-vs-durga)
- **dura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dura-vs-durga)
- **Duran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duran-vs-durga)
- **Dugan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dugan-vs-durga)
- **Daria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daria-vs-durga)
- **DARPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darpa-vs-durga)
- **Darla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darla-vs-durga)
- **Durban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/durban-vs-durga)
- **Duggan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duggan-vs-durga)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ddurga`, `druga`, `dugra`, `durag`, `durgga`, `durrga`, `udrga`

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