paso doble

noun

"paso-doble" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“paso doble” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A fast Spanish ballroom dance in double time.

Corpus desk

Index EN-paso-doble · paso doble · English

paso doble · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for paso doble
PropertyValue
Headwordpaso doble
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “paso doble” in English

paso doblefalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

paso doble is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for paso doble in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish pasodoble, from paso doble (“double step”). The correct English form is paso doble, spelled P-A-S-O- -D-O-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A fast Spanish ballroom dance in double time.
  2. 2
    The music for such a dance, or for a march; used especially at bullfights.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish pasodoble, from paso doble (“double step”).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paso doble"?
"paso doble" is spelled P-A-S-O- -D-O-B-L-E.
What does "paso doble" mean?
As a noun, "paso doble" means: A fast Spanish ballroom dance in double time.
What is the origin of the word "paso doble"?
Borrowed from Spanish pasodoble, from paso doble (“double step”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list