doppeldeutig

[ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]

/[ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“doppeldeutig” is uncommon German (frequency #96,855 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,855
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zwei Deutungen zulassend; auf zwei Arten zu interpretieren

Corpus desk

Index DE-doppeldeutig · doppeldeutig · German

doppeldeutig · rank #96,855 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,855
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Doppelbesteue…

Nearest frequency peer: Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen (-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 „doppeldeutig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for doppeldeutig
PropertyValue
Headworddoppeldeutig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]
Letters12
Frequency rank#96,855
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „doppeldeutig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.doppeldeutigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Doppelbesteuerungsabkommen“ (#96,854), „Dordrecht“ (#96,856), „Doppelagent“ (#96,853). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „doppeldeutig“ bei #96,855. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

doppeldeutig is uncommon German at frequency #96,855 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zwei Deutungen zulassend; auf zwei Arten zu interpretieren".

No misspelling variants are generated for doppeldeutig in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is doppeldeutig, spelled D-O-P-P-E-L-D-E-U-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    zwei Deutungen zulassend; auf zwei Arten zu interpretieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mit Öl waren die Rockefellers so richtig reich geworden - stinkreich würden Umweltschützer heute doppeldeutig sagen.“
  2. „Sie formulierten nur aggressiv, manchmal doppeldeutig, mit derber Sprache und einfachen Hardrock-Rhythmen den Frust vieler Kids am Rande der Wohlstandsgesellschaft.“

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This word in other languages

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 "doppeldeutig"?
"doppeldeutig" is spelled D-O-P-P-E-L-D-E-U-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç].
What does "doppeldeutig" mean?
As an adjective, "doppeldeutig" means: zwei Deutungen zulassend; auf zwei Arten zu interpretieren
How do you pronounce "doppeldeutig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doppeldeutig" is [ˈdɔpl̩ˌdɔɪ̯tɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "doppeldeutig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list