doppeltvsdoppeltemWhat's the difference?

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“doppelt” and “doppeltem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,950
“doppelt” frequency rank
#47,322
“doppeltem” frequency rank
50272
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature doppelt doppeltem
Definition in zweifacher Ausführung Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs doppelt

Where the eye mixes doppelt and doppeltem

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
doppelt
9 ch
doppeltem

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. doppelt ([ˈdɔpl̩t]) and doppeltem ([ˈdɔpl̩təm]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “doppelt” sits inside “doppeltem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

doppelt is recorded at frequency rank #2,950, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɔpl̩t]. doppeltem is at rank #47,322, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɔpl̩təm].

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 50272, this pair ranks #1,179,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of doppelt vs doppeltem

Shared letters: delopt. Private to "doppelt": -. Private to "doppeltem": m.

"doppelt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "doppeltem" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • doppeltddoppelt · dopelt · dopeplt · doppellt · doppeltt · doppetl · dopplet · dpopelt
  • doppeltemddoppeltem · dopeltem · dopepltem · doppeletm · doppelltem · doppeltemm · doppeltme · doppelttem

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "doppelt" and "doppeltem" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdɔpl̩t] versus [ˈdɔpl̩təm]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "doppelt" or "doppeltem"?
"doppelt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,950 in our German list, against #47,322 for "doppeltem". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "doppelt" and "doppeltem". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "doppelt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "doppeltem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,179,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "doppelt" and "doppeltem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doppeltem vs doppeltes". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list