doblar
[d̪oˈβ̞laɾ]
The verdict
“doblar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #14,343 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #14,343
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hacer que algo sea dos veces lo que era. :*Sinónimo: duplicar
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | doblar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪oˈβ̞laɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #14,343 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “doblar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for doblar is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪oˈβ̞laɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,343 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for doblar, with forms such as "dbolar", "ddoblar", and "dobalr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "dolor", "doble", "donar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is doblar, spelled D-O-B-L-A-R.
Definition
- 1Hacer que algo sea dos veces lo que era. :*Sinónimo: duplicar
- 2Tener o valer dos veces la edad, el peso, etc., de otra persona, animal o cosa.
- 3Poner algo flexible de modo de quede plano y que sus extremos opuestos se toquen.
- 4Curvar un poco al ejercer una presión.
- 5Mover el tronco del cuerpo de modo que ya no esté recto.
- 6Poner una extremidad en una posición que no sea la recta.
- 7Al desplazarse, superar una curva del camino o ruta, cambiando de dirección.
- 8Dicho de una embarcación, superar un accidente geográfico, cambiando de dirección.
- 9En las películas, cambiar las voces de los actores por otras que los hacen parecer hablar en el idioma del país de destino de la obra.
- 10En las filmaciones de escenas peligrosas, sustituir a los actores por especialistas en escenas de riesgo.
- 11En el ajedrez, poner dos peones en la misma columna.
- 12Vapulear a una persona.
- 13Matar de un balazo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: dbolar,ddoblar,dobalr,dobblar,doblarr,dobllar,doblra,dolbar,dovlar,odblar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of doblar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “doblar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-O-B-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪oˈβ̞laɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dolor” - see the side-by-side comparison. doblar vs dolor
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.