doubleton
noun
doubleton is spelled D-O-U-B-L-E-T-O-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, doubleton means “A set containing precisely two elements” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of doubleton is doubletons.
How many letters and syllables are in doubleton?
| Letters | 9: D-O-U-B-L-E-T-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is doubleton?
Doubleton appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of doubleton
- doubletons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does doubleton mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
rareA set containing precisely two elements.
- 2
A pair of cards of the same suit, which are the only cards of that suit in a player's hand
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Doubleton in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense math: set of two elements:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | doublet |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does doubleton come from?
From double + -ton.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).