duela

[ˈd̪wela]

/[ˈd̪wela]/ noun

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The verdict

“duela” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,414. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,414
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cada una de las tablas generalmente encorvadas, de que se componen las pipas, cubas, barriles, toneles, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-duela · duela · Spanish

duela · rank #17,414 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,414
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH disolver

Nearest frequency peer: disolver (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “duela”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “duela” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

duela vs dura
60% similar
duela vs duma
60% similar
duela vs duna
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for duela
PropertyValue
Headwordduela
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd̪wela]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,414
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “duela”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).duelacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “disolver” (#17,413), “ebrio” (#17,415), “dire” (#17,412). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “duela” va en #17,414. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around duela (IPA [ˈd̪wela]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,414 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for duela, with forms such as "dduela", "deula", and "dueal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dura", "duma", "duna", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is duela, spelled D-U-E-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cada una de las tablas generalmente encorvadas, de que se componen las pipas, cubas, barriles, toneles, etc.
  2. 2
    Cada una de las tablas que conforman un piso o un entarimado.
  3. 3
    Gusano platelminto del orden de los Trematodos que es parásito de los conductos biliares del toro y del carnero. Es aplanado ovalado, con una ventosa en el frente, en cuyo centro está la boca, y otra más en la cara interna del animal, detrás de la primera.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how duela appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Las duelas del tonelete de jerez están podridas.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dduela
  • deula
  • dueal
  • duella
  • dulea
  • udela

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of duela - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dduela1deula2dueal2duella1dulea2udela2
Edit distance from "duela"

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 "duela"?
"duela" is spelled D-U-E-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪wela].
What does "duela" mean?
As a noun, "duela" means: Cada una de las tablas generalmente encorvadas, de que se componen las pipas, cubas, barriles, toneles, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "duela"?
"duela" is commonly confused with "dura", "duma", "duna". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "duela"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "duela" is [ˈd̪wela]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "duela" come from?
"duela" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ebrio#17,415ejido#17,417daddy#17,397forum#17,435

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

jurar6 variantsMaggie6 variantsaleta6 variantszinc6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list