double-digit
"double-digit" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“double-digit” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Being a number between 10 and 99 inclusive, a number that requires two digits to write in base 10.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | double-digit |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “double-digit” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
double-digit is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Being a number between 10 and 99 inclusive, a number that requires two digits to write in base 10.".
double-digit has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is double-digit, spelled D-O-U-B-L-E---D-I-G-I-T.
Definition
- 1Being a number between 10 and 99 inclusive, a number that requires two digits to write in base 10.
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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-digit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-O-U-B-L-E---D-I-G-I-T - 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.