duine

[dɪnʲə]

/[dɪnʲə]/ noun

The verdict

“duine” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-duine · duine · Spanish

duine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for duine
PropertyValue
Headwordduine
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɪnʲə]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “duine” en español

duineestá más allá de las 100.000 formas más frecuentes del español, en la cola de léxico especializado o poco usado donde la duda ortográfica aprieta.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

duine is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [dɪnʲə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

duine has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is duine, spelled D-U-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona, ser humano.
  2. 2
    Hombre.
  3. 3
    Uno; una persona.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 'Nach iontach', adeir sí, 'nár chuala tú go raibh páiste óg - iníon óg - ag duine den chlann iníon tháinig uait?'.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "duine"?
"duine" is spelled D-U-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪnʲə].
What does "duine" mean?
As a noun, "duine" means: Persona, ser humano.
How do you pronounce "duine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "duine" is [dɪnʲə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "duine" come from?
"duine" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list