Doubs
/duː/
"doubs" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Doubs” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Capital: Besançon.
Corpus desk
Index EN-doubs · Doubs · English
Doubs · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Doubs |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /duː/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Doubs” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Doubs is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /duː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Doubs, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French Doubs, from Gaulish, from the root of Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”). The correct English form is Doubs, spelled D-O-U-B-S.
Definition
- 1A department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. Capital: Besançon.
- 2A left tributary of the Saône, running through the cantons of Neuchâtel and Jura, Switzerland and the departments of Doubs, Jura and Saône-et-Loire, France.
Etymology
From French Doubs, from Gaulish, from the root of Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”).
This word in other languages
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.