Which to use
“doppelte” and “doppeltes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,254
- “doppelte” frequency rank
- #32,484
- “doppeltes” frequency rank
- 37738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doppelte | doppeltes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs doppelt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs doppelt |
Where the eye mixes doppelte and doppeltes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between doppelte and doppeltes
A purely visual mix-up. doppelte ([ˈdɔpl̩tə]) and doppeltes ([ˈdɔpl̩təs]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “doppelte” sits inside “doppeltes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doppelte is recorded at frequency rank #5,254, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɔpl̩tə]. doppeltes is at rank #32,484, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɔpl̩təs].
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 37738, this pair ranks #1,582,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of doppelte vs doppeltes
Shared letters: delopt. Private to "doppelte": -. Private to "doppeltes": s.
"doppelte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "doppeltes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "doppelte" and "doppeltes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "doppelte" or "doppeltes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "doppelte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doppeltes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,582,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doppelte" and "doppeltes" 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
Confusion rank #1,582,315 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.