dua

/ˈdu.a/

//ˈdu.a// num

The verdict

“dua” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,528 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,528
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segundo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dua · dua · Spanish

dua · rank #61,528 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,528
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH Drucker

Nearest frequency peer: Drucker (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “dua”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “dua” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dua
PropertyValue
Headworddua
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNumeral
IPA/ˈdu.a/
Letters3
Frequency rank#61,528
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “dua” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.duacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Drucker” (#61,527), “duales” (#61,529), “Dominican” (#61,524). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dua” va en #61,528. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dua is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,528 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anumeral, transcribed /ˈdu.a/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segundo.".

No misspelling variants are generated for dua in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is dua, spelled D-U-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segundo.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dua"?
"dua" is spelled D-U-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdu.a/.
What does "dua" mean?
As a numeral, "dua" means: Segundo.
How do you pronounce "dua"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dua" is /ˈdu.a/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dua" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dua", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list