duvet
/d(j)uːˈveɪ/noun
duvet is spelled D-U-V-E-T: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, duvet means “A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of duvet is duvets.
How many letters and syllables are in duvet?
| Letters | 5: D-U-V-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is duvet?
Duvet appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce duvet?
- /d(j)uːˈveɪ/
- /ˈd(j)uːveɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-duvet.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-duvet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of duvet
- duvets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does duvet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaIrelandUKA quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.
He pulled the thick duvet over his head to block out the morning light.
- 2
USShort for duvet cover.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Duvet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | couette |
| German | Bettdecke, Steppdecke, Federbett, Plumeau, Plümo, Daunendecke |
| Portuguese | edredom |
| Spanish | edredón, acolchado (Arg. and Ur.), cubrelecho, plumón , funda de edredón, funda para edredón |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does duvet come from?
From French duvet, from Middle French duvet, from Old French duvet (“down, the feathers of young birds”), alteration of dumet, dumect, which in turn derives from dum, dun (“down, feathers”), from Old Norse dúnn (“down, down feather”), from Proto-Germanic *dūnaz (“down”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, fume, raise dust”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).