# doubling

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #12,761

## Definitions
1. The process or an instance of making something double; a multiplication by two.
2. The act of turning around, or doubling back.
3. A pleat or fold.
4. A trick; double-dealing.

## Easily confused with
- **Dublin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doubling-vs-dublin)
- **dubbing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doubling-vs-dubbing)
- **doubting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doubling-vs-doubting)
- **dabbling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dabbling-vs-doubling)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddoubling`, `dobuling`, `doubbling`, `doubilng`, `doublign`, `doublingg`, `doublinng`, `doublling`, `doublnig`, `doulbing`, `duobling`, `odubling`

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