double talk
"double-talk" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“double talk” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Doublespeak.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | double talk |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “double talk” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for double talk is 11 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
double talk has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From double + talk. Compare Middle English twispeche, Old English twīspǣċ, twīsprǣċ. The correct English form is double talk, spelled D-O-U-B-L-E- -T-A-L-K.
Definition
- 1Doublespeak.
- 2Lies, especially in a formal political statement.
- 3Speech which combines English (or some other language) and native-sounding gibberish for humorous effect.
- 4A simple phonetic code with a regular infix that makes meaningful speech sound unintelligible.
- 5A situation when two people talk at the same time, causing overlapping audio signals.
Etymology
From double + talk. Compare Middle English twispeche, Old English twīspǣċ, twīsprǣċ.
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 talk”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-O-U-B-L-E- -T-A-L-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.