double-crosser
"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 May 6, 2026) - One who double-crosses; a traitor.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | double-crosser |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “double-crosser” sits in English frequency
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
- 1One 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.
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Using “double-crosser”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-O-U-B-L-E---C-R-O-S-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.