Doppelhaus

[ˈdɔpl̩ˌhaʊ̯s]

/[ˈdɔpl̩ˌhaʊ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Doppelhaus” is uncommon German (frequency #83,860 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,860
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zwei an der Grundstücksgrenze aneinander gebaute Häuser

Corpus desk

Index DE-doppelhaus · Doppelhaus · German

Doppelhaus · rank #83,860 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,860
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Doppeldeutigk…

Nearest frequency peer: Doppeldeutigkeit (-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 „Doppelhaus“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Doppelhaus
PropertyValue
HeadwordDoppelhaus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɔpl̩ˌhaʊ̯s]
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,860
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Doppelhaus“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Doppeldeutigkeit“ (#83,859), „Dotter“ (#83,861), „Douglasie“ (#83,862). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Doppelhaus“ bei #83,860. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Doppelhaus is uncommon German at frequency #83,860 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɔpl̩ˌhaʊ̯s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zwei an der Grundstücksgrenze aneinander gebaute Häuser".

Zero misspellings are on record for Doppelhaus in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Doppelhaus, spelled D-O-P-P-E-L-H-A-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zwei an der Grundstücksgrenze aneinander gebaute Häuser

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Bauträger baute mehrere Doppelhäuser in der Straße.

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 "Doppelhaus"?
"Doppelhaus" is spelled D-O-P-P-E-L-H-A-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɔpl̩ˌhaʊ̯s].
What does "Doppelhaus" mean?
As a noun, "Doppelhaus" means: Zwei an der Grundstücksgrenze aneinander gebaute Häuser
How do you pronounce "Doppelhaus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Doppelhaus" is [ˈdɔpl̩ˌhaʊ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Doppelhaus" come from?
"Doppelhaus" 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 "Doppelhaus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list