Doppelspitze

[ˈdɔpl̩ˌʃpɪt͡sə]

/[ˈdɔpl̩ˌʃpɪt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Doppelspitze” is uncommon German (frequency #56,903 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,903
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Führung einer Organisation durch zwei Personen; in Deutschland bekannt sind Beispiele

Corpus desk

Index DE-doppelspitze · Doppelspitze · German

Doppelspitze · rank #56,903 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,903
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 45,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Doppelsieg

Nearest frequency peer: Doppelsieg (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Doppelspitze”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Doppelspitze” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Doppelspitze
PropertyValue
HeadwordDoppelspitze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɔpl̩ˌʃpɪt͡sə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#56,903
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Doppelspitze” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Doppelspitze lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Doppelspitze is uncommon German at frequency #56,903 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɔpl̩ˌʃpɪt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Doppelspitze doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Doppelspitze, spelled D-O-P-P-E-L-S-P-I-T-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Führung einer Organisation durch zwei Personen; in Deutschland bekannt sind Beispiele
  2. 2
    in Parteien (AfD, Die Linke, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, SPD)
  3. 3
    in Unternehmen (Airbus/EADS, Deutsche Bank, SAP, Thyssenkrupp)
  4. 4
    beim Deutschen Fußballbund
  5. 5
    Spielweise mit zwei vordersten Stürmern
  6. 6
    Form mit zwei Spitzen/Peaks, beispielsweise bei Bergen mit zwei nahe beieinander liegenden Gipfeln, bei Kurven in einem Diagramm

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Eine Doppelspitze kann gut funktionieren, wenn die Aufgaben klar aufgeteilt sind.
  2. „Obwohl die Doppelspitze aus Saskia Esken und Norbert Walter-Borjans sich seitdem häufig politisch zu Wort gemeldet hat, sind beide in der Bevölkerung noch weitgehend unbekannt.“

Synonyms

Sturmduo

Antonyms

MittelfeldspielerTorwartVerteidiger

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Doppelspitze"?
"Doppelspitze" is spelled D-O-P-P-E-L-S-P-I-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɔpl̩ˌʃpɪt͡sə].
What does "Doppelspitze" mean?
As a noun, "Doppelspitze" means: Führung einer Organisation durch zwei Personen; in Deutschland bekannt sind Beispiele
How do you pronounce "Doppelspitze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Doppelspitze" is [ˈdɔpl̩ˌʃpɪt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Doppelspitze" come from?
"Doppelspitze" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

dunkelbraune#56,910eigenartigen#56,923Demütigungen#56,882Eigengewicht#56,924
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list