Doppel

/[ˈdɔpl̩]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,073

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Doppel is aGermannoun. It means: eine Spielvariante, bei der jeweils zwei Spieler gemeinsam spielen Pronounced [ˈdɔpl̩]. It ranks #5,073 in German word frequency. Often confused with doppelt and doppler.

Key facts for Doppel
PropertyValue
HeadwordDoppel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɔpl̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,073
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Doppel in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Doppel is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdɔpl̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,073 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Doppel, with forms such as "ddoppel", "dopel", and "dopepl". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "doppelt", "doppler", "doppelte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Doppel, spelled D-O-P-P-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Spielvariante, bei der jeweils zwei Spieler gemeinsam spielen
  2. 2
    aus zwei Spielern gebildete Mannschaft
  3. 3
    zweite identische Ausfertigung eines Schriftstücks

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddoppel,dopel,dopepl,doppell,dopple,dpopel,odppel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Doppel

Misspelling Variants of "Doppel"

ddoppel7dopel5dopepl6doppell7dopple6dpopel6odppel6
Misspelling Variants of "Doppel"

Frequency rank: #5,073 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Doppel"?
"Doppel" is spelled D-O-P-P-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɔpl̩].
What does "Doppel" mean?
As a noun, "Doppel" means: eine Spielvariante, bei der jeweils zwei Spieler gemeinsam spielen
What words are commonly confused with "Doppel"?
"Doppel" is commonly confused with "doppelt", "doppler", "doppelte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Doppel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Doppel" is [ˈdɔpl̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Doppel" come from?
"Doppel" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.