double bed

noun

"double-bed" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“double bed” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A bed designed for two adults, typically measuring 54 by 75 inches (1.35 by 1.9 meters).

Corpus desk

Index EN-double-bed · double bed · English

double bed · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for double bed
PropertyValue
Headworddouble bed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “double bed” in English

double bedranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

double bed is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A bed designed for two adults, typically measuring 54 by 75 inches (1.35 by 1.9 meters).".

double bed doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is double bed, spelled D-O-U-B-L-E- -B-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A bed designed for two adults, typically measuring 54 by 75 inches (1.35 by 1.9 meters).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. ‘If you sleep on the floor, I’ll sleep on the floor too. But it seems rather a waste of a fine double bed.[’]

Synonyms

full bed

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "double bed"?
"double bed" is spelled D-O-U-B-L-E- -B-E-D.
What does "double bed" mean?
As a noun, "double bed" means: A bed designed for two adults, typically measuring 54 by 75 inches (1.35 by 1.9 meters).
What language does "double bed" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list