doubly
doub·ly/ˈdʌb.li/adverb
doubly is spelled D-O-U-B-L-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables (doub·ly). It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, doubly means “In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in doubly?
| Letters | 6: D-O-U-B-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: doub·ly |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd 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 doubly?
Doubly appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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).
How do you pronounce doubly?
- /ˈdʌb.li/
- /ˈdʌ.bəl.li/
Doubly has 2 syllables, split doub·ly in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-doubly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does doubly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a double manner; with twice the severity or degree.
My mother was always doubly careful when winding the grandfather clock.
- 2
In two ways
Stealing and then lying about it is doubly wrong.
- 3
obsoletewith duplicity
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Doubly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a double manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | doublement |
| German | doppelt |
| Spanish | doblemente |
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 doubly come from?
From Middle English dowbly, doubli, dubli, doubeliche, equivalent to double + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).