double-crosser

noun

"double-crosser" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who double-crosses; a traitor.

Corpus desk

Index EN-double-crosser · double-crosser · English

double-crosser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for double-crosser
PropertyValue
Headworddouble-crosser
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “double-crosser” in English

double-crosserfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

double-crosser is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who double-crosses; a traitor.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for double-crosser in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From double-cross + -er. The correct English form is double-crosser, spelled D-O-U-B-L-E---C-R-O-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who double-crosses; a traitor.

Etymology

From double-cross + -er.

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-crosser"?
"double-crosser" is spelled D-O-U-B-L-E---C-R-O-S-S-E-R.
What does "double-crosser" mean?
As a noun, "double-crosser" means: One who double-crosses; a traitor.
What is the origin of the word "double-crosser"?
From double-cross + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list