# double

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdʌb.əl/ · frequency rank #1,049

## Definitions
1. Made up of two matching or complementary elements.
2. Of twice the quantity.
3. Of a family relationship, related on both the maternal and paternal sides of a family.
4. Designed for two (people, cars, etc.).
5. Folded in two; composed of two layers.
6. Stooping; bent over.
7. Having two aspects; ambiguous.
8. False, deceitful, or hypocritical.
9. Of flowers, having more than the normal number of petals.
10. Of an instrument, sounding an octave lower.
11. Of time, twice as fast.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *dwóh₁
From Middle English double, from Old French doble, double, from Latin duplus (“twofold”). Doublet of doppio and duple.

## Easily confused with
- **doubt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/double-vs-doubt)
- **Doyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/double-vs-doyle)
- **douse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/double-vs-douse)
- **doubts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/double-vs-doubts)
- **douche** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/double-vs-douche)
- **doubly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/double-vs-doubly)
- **Dougie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/double-vs-dougie)
- **doubled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/double-vs-doubled)
- **doubles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/double-vs-doubles)
- **doubted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/double-vs-doubted)
- **dole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dole-vs-double)
- **doodle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doodle-vs-double)
- **doable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doable-vs-double)
- **docile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/docile-vs-double)
- **dabble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dabble-vs-double)
- **dongle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dongle-vs-double)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddouble`, `dobule`, `doubble`, `doubel`, `doublle`, `doulbe`, `duoble`, `oduble`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/double