Which to use
“doppelter” and “doppeltes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,065
- “doppelter” frequency rank
- #32,484
- “doppeltes” frequency rank
- 47549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doppelter | doppeltes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs doppelt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs doppelt |
Where the eye mixes doppelter and doppeltes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses doppelter with doppeltes
A purely visual mix-up. doppelter ([ˈdɔpl̩tɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “doppelter” becomes s in “doppeltes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doppelter is recorded at frequency rank #15,065, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɔpl̩tɐ]. 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 47549, this pair ranks #1,280,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doppelter vs doppeltes
Shared letters: delopt. Private to "doppelter": r. Private to "doppeltes": s.
"doppelter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "doppeltes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "doppelter" for "doppeltes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "doppelter" or "doppeltes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "doppelter" and "doppeltes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "doppelter" 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 #1,280,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doppelter" 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 #1,280,392 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.