duteous
/ˈdʒuː.ti.əs/
"duteous" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“duteous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dutiful
Corpus desk
Index EN-duteous · duteous · English
duteous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | duteous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈdʒuː.ti.əs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “duteous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
duteous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈdʒuː.ti.əs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for duteous, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Irregular combination of duty + -ous. The correct English form is duteous, spelled D-U-T-E-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1dutiful
- 2Obsequious; submissively obedient.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how duteous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
a duteous son
It will be evident, that whatever had been the vexation experienced on this occasion by Lady Anne, she had taken care to give her duteous and unoffending daughters much more than she had received, and which only arose from her own conduct.
Etymology
Irregular combination of duty + -ous.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.