duo
French, noun/dɥo/
duo is spelled D-U-O (3 letters) and appears 20 times per million words in written French, the 3,835th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Duo is a French masculine noun meaning “duo (combination of two things)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Morceau de musique fait pour être chanté par deux voix ou exécuté par deux instruments”.
What does duo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineduo (combination of two things)
- 2
masculineduet (a musical composition for two performers)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Morceau de musique fait pour être chanté par deux voix ou exécuté par deux instruments. 2. Ensemble musical composé de deux musiciens. 3. Échange verbal entre deux personnes. 4. Couple, paire, binôme.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of duo
- duos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce duo?
- /dɥo/
- \dɥɔ\
- \dɥo\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to duo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is duo in French?
duo appears 20 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).