dupla

[ˈd̪upla]

/[ˈd̪upla]/ noun

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The verdict

“dupla” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,610. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,610
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conjunto de dos cosas o, más frecuentemente, de dos personas que tienen alguna relación o semejanza.

Corpus desk

Index ES-dupla · dupla · Spanish

dupla · rank #25,610 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,610
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dubái

Nearest frequency peer: Dubái (-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 “dupla”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dupla” 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).

dupla vs dura
60% similar
dupla vs duplica
71% similar
dupla vs duda
60% similar

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

Key facts for dupla
PropertyValue
Headworddupla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd̪upla]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,610
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dupla”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).duplacae 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 “Dubái” (#25,609), “duty” (#25,611), “desordenada” (#25,607). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dupla” va en #25,610. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around dupla (IPA [ˈd̪upla]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,610 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for dupla, with forms such as "ddupla", "dpula", and "dulpa". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "dura", "duplica", "duda", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is dupla, spelled D-U-P-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de dos cosas o, más frecuentemente, de dos personas que tienen alguna relación o semejanza.
  2. 2
    Plato de comida que se servía en algunos colegios para días especiales.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddupla
  • dpula
  • dulpa
  • dupal
  • duplla
  • duppla
  • udpla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dupla - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddupla1dpula2dulpa2dupal2duplla1duppla1udpla2
Edit distance from "dupla"

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 "dupla"?
"dupla" is spelled D-U-P-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪upla].
What does "dupla" mean?
As a noun, "dupla" means: Conjunto de dos cosas o, más frecuentemente, de dos personas que tienen alguna relación o semejanza.
What words are commonly confused with "dupla"?
"dupla" is commonly confused with "dura", "duplica", "duda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dupla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dupla" is [ˈd̪upla]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dupla" come from?
"dupla" 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 "dupla", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Dubái#25,609crucé#25,584frita#25,646chupe#25,555

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

decena7 variantsestaño7 variantscepas7 variantscedro7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list