double-tongued
"double-tongued" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“double-tongued” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. 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) - Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech.
Corpus desk
Index EN-double-tongued · double-tongued · English
double-tongued · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | double-tongued |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “double-tongued” in English
Rare enough to double-check
double-tongued is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech.".
No misspelling variants are generated for double-tongued in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English doubultongud, dowbyl townged, dubble tungyd, equivalent to double + tongued. The correct English form is double-tongued, spelled D-O-U-B-L-E---T-O-N-G-U-E-D.
Definition
- 1Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how double-tongued appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Thou art but a double-tongu'd Chriſtian, I doubt: […]
“Thou wry-necked, trash-mongering, swaggering, double-tongued, huff-snuff!”
Etymology
From Middle English doubultongud, dowbyl townged, dubble tungyd, equivalent to double + tongued.
Synonyms
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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.