Which to use
“doubled” is a verb and “doubles” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,413
- “doubled” frequency rank
- #8,414
- “doubles” frequency rank
- 16827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doubled | doubles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of double | a game between pairs of players |
Letter map: doubled vs doubles
Shared letters muted; letters that set doubled and doubles apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: doubled vs doubles
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: doubled is averb and doublesanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “doubled” becomes s in “doubles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doubled is recorded at frequency rank #8,413, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈdʌbl̩d/. doubles is at rank #8,414, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 16827, this pair ranks #455,345 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of doubled vs doubles
Shared letters: bdelou. Private to "doubled": -. Private to "doubles": s.
"doubled" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "doubles" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "doubled" and "doubles" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "doubled" or "doubles" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "doubled" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doubles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #455,345 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doubled" and "doubles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doable vs doubles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #455,345 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.