doula

/ˈdow.lɐ/

//ˈdow.lɐ// noun

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The verdict

“doula” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #48,371. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,371
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mulher que dá suporte físico e emocional a outras mulheres antes, durante e após o parto

Corpus desk

Index PT-doula · doula · Portuguese

doula · rank #48,371 · 6 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,371
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dodo

Nearest frequency peer: dodo (-3 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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “doula”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “doula” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

doula vs dua
60% similar
doula vs dura
60% similar
doula vs dupla
60% similar

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

Key facts for doula
PropertyValue
Headworddoula
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdow.lɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,371
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “doula”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).doulacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “dodo” (#48,368), “Edite” (#48,376), “discursivo” (#48,365). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “doula” fica em #48,371. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around doula (IPA /ˈdow.lɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,371 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mulher que dá suporte físico e emocional a outras mulheres antes, durante e após o parto".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for doula, with forms such as "ddoula", "dolua", and "doual". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "dua", "dura", "dupla", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is doula, spelled D-O-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    mulher que dá suporte físico e emocional a outras mulheres antes, durante e após o parto

This word in other languages

doula(English)doula(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddoula
  • dolua
  • doual
  • doulla
  • duola
  • odula

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of doula - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddoula1dolua2doual2doulla1duola2odula2
Edit distance from "doula"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "doula"?
"doula" is spelled D-O-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdow.lɐ/.
What does "doula" mean?
As a noun, "doula" means: mulher que dá suporte físico e emocional a outras mulheres antes, durante e após o parto
What words are commonly confused with "doula"?
"doula" is commonly confused with "dua", "dura", "dupla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "doula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doula" is /ˈdow.lɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "doula" come from?
"doula" is a Portuguese 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 Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "doula", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Edite#48,376fleur#48,425fosco#48,427hamza#48,446

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

busy6 variantsborrão6 variantsslip6 variantspequi6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list