dupla

noun

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The verdict

“dupla” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,139. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,139
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - grupo de duas pessoas que atuam conjuntamente

Corpus desk

Index PT-dupla · dupla · Portuguese

dupla · rank #2,139 · 7 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,139
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH disputa

Nearest frequency peer: disputa (-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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “dupla”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “dupla” 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).

dupla vs dura
60% similar
dupla vs duplo
80% similar
dupla vs dua
60% similar

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

Key facts for dupla
PropertyValue
Headworddupla
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,139
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “dupla”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).duplacai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “disputa” (#2,138), “curto” (#2,136), “felicidade” (#2,142). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “dupla” fica em #2,139. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around dupla, anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,139 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "dura", "duplo", "dua", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is dupla, spelled D-U-P-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    grupo de duas pessoas que atuam conjuntamente
  2. 2
    grupo de dois seres de mesma natureza
  3. 3
    composição musical, cantada por duas vozes ou tocada por dois instrumentos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dupla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A dupla de vôlei de praia Adriana Behar e Shelda conquistou a medalha de prata nos Jogos Olímpicos de Atenas em 2004.

Synonyms

duetoduo

This word in other languages

dueto(Español)

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 Portuguese 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.
What does "dupla" mean?
As a noun, "dupla" means: grupo de duas pessoas que atuam conjuntamente
What words are commonly confused with "dupla"?
"dupla" is commonly confused with "dura", "duplo", "dua". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "dupla" come from?
"dupla" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

curto#2,136bruno#2,131braço#2,130bolsa#2,129

Similar misspelling depth

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

fossem7 variantsinvés7 variantsseres7 variantsrenda7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list