duma

[ˈd̪uma]

/[ˈd̪uma]/ verb

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The verdict

“duma” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,714. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,714
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dumir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-duma · duma · Spanish

duma · rank #39,714 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,714
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH Durand

Nearest frequency peer: Durand (+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 “duma”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “duma” 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).

duma vs dúo
25% similar
duma vs duro
50% similar
duma vs dura
75% similar

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

Key facts for duma
PropertyValue
Headwordduma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈd̪uma]
Letters4
Frequency rank#39,714
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “duma”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Durand” (#39,715), “drogadicción” (#39,712), “Elio” (#39,717). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “duma” va en #39,714. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around duma (IPA [ˈd̪uma]), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,714 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for duma, with forms such as "dduma", "dmua", and "duam". 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, "dúo", "duro", "dura", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is duma, spelled D-U-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dumir.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dumir.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de dumir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dduma
  • dmua
  • duam
  • dumma
  • udma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dduma1dmua2duam2dumma1udma2
Edit distance from "duma"

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 "duma"?
"duma" is spelled D-U-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪uma].
What does "duma" mean?
As a verb, "duma" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dumir.
What words are commonly confused with "duma"?
"duma" is commonly confused with "dúo", "duro", "dura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "duma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "duma" is [ˈd̪uma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "duma" come from?
"duma" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Elio#39,717glas#39,778Bari#39,601kato#39,830

Similar misspelling depth

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

asad5 variantsmamma5 variantsTier5 variantstuna5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list