duple
/ˈdjuːpəl/adjective
duple is spelled D-U-P-L-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, duple means “Double” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in duple?
| Letters | 5: D-U-P-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 duple?
Duple appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 duple?
- /ˈdjuːpəl/
- /ˈduːpəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-duple.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does duple mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
rareDouble.
- 2
Having two beats, or a multiple of two beats, in each measure.
- 3
Having two beats in each foot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does duple come from?
From Latin duplus (“twofold, double”). Attested since the 16th century. Doublet of double and doppio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).