duffel

\dʌ.fəl\

/\dʌ.fəl\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Duffel : type de tissu de laine.

Corpus desk

Index FR-duffel · duffel · French

duffel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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 duffel
PropertyValue
Headwordduffel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dʌ.fəl\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « duffel » en français

duffeln'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

duffel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dʌ.fəl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Duffel : type de tissu de laine.".

duffel has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is duffel, spelled D-U-F-F-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Duffel : type de tissu de laine.

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 "duffel"?
"duffel" is spelled D-U-F-F-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \dʌ.fəl\.
What does "duffel" mean?
As a noun, "duffel" means: Duffel : type de tissu de laine.
How do you pronounce "duffel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "duffel" is \dʌ.fəl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "duffel" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list