How To Spell "Duende"
It's Duende. D-U-E-N-D-E. Not Deunde, not Duande, not Deuende, and definitely not Duemde. If you've been searching for Duende Software, Duende IdentityServer, or the Duende BFF Security Framework and couldn't quite nail the spelling, you're not alone. Thousands of developers search for us every month with creative variations we never imagined. This page is here to help you find what you're looking for, no matter how you spelled it getting here.
How To Pronounce Duende
Duende is pronounced doo-EN-deh (dwen-day works too). It's a Spanish word meaning a spirit of creative passion, that mysterious force that turns craft into art. We liked it because building identity and access management software takes exactly that kind of obsessive care.
The Correct Spelling
Here it is, one more time, nice and big:
D · U · E · N · D · E
Six letters, three syllables, zero silent letters. If you can spell "blend" and "due," you can spell Duende.
Every Misspelling We've Seen (So Far)
We pulled these from real search queries that led people to our site. Every single one is a real search someone typed into Google. We appreciate the effort.
| Misspelling | What Went Wrong | Monthly Searches |
|---|---|---|
| deunde | Swapped the first two vowels | ~503 |
| diende | "iu" became "i" | ~662 |
| duande | "ue" became "ua" | ~663 |
| duemde | "n" became "m" (so close) | ~150 |
| duence | "d" became "c" at the end | ~228 |
| duend | Dropped the final "e" | ~414 |
| duendde | Double "d" | ~14 |
| duendee | Extra "e" at the end | ~110 |
| duendo | "e" became "o" at the end | ~81 |
| duendu | "e" became "u" at the end | ~32 |
| dueende | Extra "e" in the middle | ~53 |
| deuende | Vowel soup | ~99 |
| diuende | "u" became "iu" at the start | ~32 |
| dudende | Extra "d" in the middle | ~101 |
| dunde | Dropped the first "e" | ~305 |
| duendes | Added a plural (we're one Duende) | ~143 |
| duendue | Bonus "u" snuck in | ~28 |
Total: Over 3,600 monthly impressions from misspelled searches alone. We also see "duend com", "duend.com", and "duende." from people trying to type our URL directly into Google. The website is duendesoftware.com.
Bonus: IdentityServer Misspellings
It's not just our company name. Our product gets creative treatment too:
| Misspelling | Correct |
|---|---|
| idenity server | IdentityServer |
| identify server | IdentityServer |
| id sever | IdentityServer |
| identityserver4 | Duende IdentityServer (IS4 was the old project) |
Why "Duende"?
Fair question. We could have named ourselves "EasyAuth Corp" and saved everyone the trouble. But duende captures something real. In flamenco, duende is the moment when technique disappears and raw, authentic expression takes over. That's what we aim for with our software: identity infrastructure so well-crafted that it disappears into your application.
Plus, once you learn to spell it, you never forget it.
What You Were Probably Looking For
No matter how you spelled it, here's where you wanted to go:
- Duende IdentityServer — OpenID Connect and OAuth 2.0 framework for ASP.NET Core
- Duende BFF Security Framework — Secure your SPAs with the Backend for Frontend pattern
- Pricing — Community Edition is free for qualifying companies
- GitHub — All our source code
Now bookmark us. Your fingers will thank you.
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