Doppeldecker

[ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɛkɐ]

/[ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɛkɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Doppeldecker” is uncommon German (frequency #56,059 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,059
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Flugzeug mit zwei übereinander liegenden Flügeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-doppeldecker · Doppeldecker · German

Doppeldecker · rank #56,059 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,059
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH drangsaliert

Nearest frequency peer: drangsaliert (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Doppeldecker“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Doppeldecker“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Doppeldecker
PropertyValue
HeadwordDoppeldecker
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɛkɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#56,059
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Doppeldecker“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Doppeldeckerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „drangsaliert“ (#56,060), „Dresscode“ (#56,061), „Dielen“ (#56,056). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Doppeldecker“ bei #56,059. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Doppeldecker is uncommon German at frequency #56,059 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɛkɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Doppeldecker has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Doppeldecker, spelled D-O-P-P-E-L-D-E-C-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Flugzeug mit zwei übereinander liegenden Flügeln
  2. 2
    Kurzform für einen Omnibus mit zwei Stockwerken, siehe Doppeldeckerbus
  3. 3
    Kurzform für eine Straßenbahn mit zwei Stockwerken.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Doppeldecker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich bin mit einem Doppeldecker geflogen.
  2. „In großer Höhe drehte ein Doppeldecker einen Looping nach dem andern und weit draußen übte die Marine Schießen.“

Antonyms

DreideckerDoppelrumpfflugzeugHochdeckerNurflügelSchulterdeckerTiefdecker

This word in other languages

biplane(English)biplano(Español)biplan(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Doppeldecker"?
"Doppeldecker" is spelled D-O-P-P-E-L-D-E-C-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɛkɐ].
What does "Doppeldecker" mean?
As a noun, "Doppeldecker" means: ein Flugzeug mit zwei übereinander liegenden Flügeln
How do you pronounce "Doppeldecker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Doppeldecker" is [ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɛkɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Doppeldecker" come from?
"Doppeldecker" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Doppeldecker", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

drangsaliert#56,060Cybermobbing#56,047eingebildete#56,072eingestuften#56,075

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list