# twice

> English word · Adverb · IPA /twaɪs/ · frequency rank #1,546

## Definitions
1. Two times.
2. Doubled in quantity, intensity, or degree.

## Etymology
From earlier twise, from Middle English twies, twiȝes, from Old English twīġes (“twice”), from twīwa, twīġa ("twice"; whence Middle English twie (“twice”)) + -es (adverbial genitive ending). Related to Saterland Frisian twäie (“twice”), Middle Low German twiges, twies (“twice”), Middle High German zwies (“twice”). Equivalent to twi- (“(in) two; both”) + -ce. Similarly constructed to the prefixes bis- and dis-, borrowed from Indo-European cognates.

## Easily confused with
- **twin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twice-vs-twin)
- **twig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twice-vs-twig)
- **twit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twice-vs-twit)
- **twist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twice-vs-twist)
- **twins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twice-vs-twins)
- **twine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twice-vs-twine)
- **twink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twice-vs-twink)
- **twirl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twice-vs-twirl)
- **twitch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/twice-vs-twitch)
- **tie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tie-vs-twice)
- **tic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tic-vs-twice)
- **time** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/time-vs-twice)
- **tide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tide-vs-twice)
- **tire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tire-vs-twice)
- **tick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tick-vs-twice)
- **tile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tile-vs-twice)
- **tine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tine-vs-twice)
- **tics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tics-vs-twice)
- **trick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trick-vs-twice)
- **thick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thick-vs-twice)

## Common misspellings (7)
`tiwce`, `ttwice`, `twcie`, `twicce`, `twiec`, `twwice`, `wtice`

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