dune

/djʊːn/

//djʊːn// noun

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The verdict

“dune” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #50,866 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,866
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Duna.

Key facts for dune
PropertyValue
Headworddune
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/djʊːn/
Letters4
Frequency rank#50,866
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dune” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dune lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dune is uncommon Spanish at frequency #50,866 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /djʊːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Duna.".

Zero misspellings are on record for dune in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is dune, spelled D-U-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Duna.

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 "dune"?
"dune" is spelled D-U-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /djʊːn/.
What does "dune" mean?
As a noun, "dune" means: Duna.
How do you pronounce "dune"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dune" is /djʊːn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dune" come from?
"dune" 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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Using “dune”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-U-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /djʊːn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list