dou
[ˈd̪ow]
The verdict
“dou” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,453 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,453
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Usada para celebrar un logro obtenido.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dou |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | [ˈd̪ow] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #58,453 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dou” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dou is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,453 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed [ˈd̪ow]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Usada para celebrar un logro obtenido.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for dou in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is dou, spelled D-O-U.
Definition
- 1Usada para celebrar un logro obtenido.
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 “dou”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-O-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈd̪ow] (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.