Which to use
“Doppel” is a noun and “doppelte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,073
- “Doppel” frequency rank
- #5,254
- “doppelte” frequency rank
- 10327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Doppel | doppelte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Spielvariante, bei der jeweils zwei Spieler gemeinsam spielen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs doppelt |
Where the eye mixes Doppel and doppelte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Doppel and doppelte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Doppel is [ˈdɔpl̩] while doppelte is [ˈdɔpl̩tə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Doppel” sits inside “doppelte”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Doppel is recorded at frequency rank #5,073, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɔpl̩]. doppelte is at rank #5,254, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɔpl̩tə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10327, this pair ranks #1,975,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Doppel vs doppelte
Shared letters: delop. Private to "Doppel": -. Private to "doppelte": t.
"Doppel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "doppelte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Doppel" and "doppelte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Doppel" or "doppelte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Doppel" and "doppelte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Doppel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doppelte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,975,678 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Doppel" and "doppelte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doppelte vs doppeltem". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,975,678 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.