deuce
[ˈd̪jus]
The verdict
“deuce” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,908 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,908
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Situación que ocurre cuando ambos jugadores están igualados en 40 puntos dentro de un juego, de tal modo que es necesario ganar dos puntos en forma consecutiva para ganar dicho juego.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deuce |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈd̪jus] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #81,908 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “deuce” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
deuce is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,908 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈd̪jus]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Situación que ocurre cuando ambos jugadores están igualados en 40 puntos dentro de un juego, de tal modo que es necesario ganar dos puntos en forma consecutiva para ganar dicho juego.".
Zero misspellings are on record for deuce in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is deuce, spelled D-E-U-C-E.
Definition
- 1Situación que ocurre cuando ambos jugadores están igualados en 40 puntos dentro de un juego, de tal modo que es necesario ganar dos puntos en forma consecutiva para ganar dicho juego.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “deuce”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-U-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈd̪jus] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.