duty-free
"duty-free" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“duty-free” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Exempt from duty, especially from customs duty.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | duty-free |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “duty-free” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
duty-free is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Exempt from duty, especially from customs duty.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for duty-free, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From duty + -free. The correct English form is duty-free, spelled D-U-T-Y---F-R-E-E.
Definition
- 1Exempt from duty, especially from customs duty.
Etymology
From duty + -free.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “duty-free”
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- The one correct English spelling is D-U-T-Y---F-R-E-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.