duce
\du.tʃe\
The verdict
“duce” is an uncommon French word, ranked #52,625 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #52,625
- frequency rank, French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Titre porté par Mussolini.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | duce |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \du.tʃe\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #52,625 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “duce” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for duce is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \du.tʃe\. Corpus data places it at rank #52,625 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for duce in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 French form is duce, spelled D-U-C-E.
Definition
- 1Titre porté par Mussolini.
- 2Titre prêté à quelqu’un et faisant référence à la personnalité de Benito Mussolini.
This word in other languages
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “duce”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-U-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \du.tʃe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.