doblar

[d̪oˈβ̞laɾ]

/[d̪oˈβ̞laɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“doblar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,343. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,343
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer que algo sea dos veces lo que era. :*Sinónimo: duplicar

Corpus desk

Index ES-doblar · doblar · Spanish

doblar · rank #14,343 · 10 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,343
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH diremos

Nearest frequency peer: diremos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “doblar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “doblar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

doblar vs dolor
67% similar
doblar vs doble
67% similar
doblar vs donar
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for doblar
PropertyValue
Headworddoblar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪oˈβ̞laɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,343
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “doblar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).doblarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “diremos” (#14,342), “doler” (#14,344), “dietas” (#14,341). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “doblar” va en #14,343. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around doblar (IPA [d̪oˈβ̞laɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,343 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Hacer que algo sea dos veces lo que era. :*Sinónimo: duplicar
  2. 2
    Tener o valer dos veces la edad, el peso, etc., de otra persona, animal o cosa.
  3. 3
    Poner algo flexible de modo de quede plano y que sus extremos opuestos se toquen.
  4. 4
    Curvar un poco al ejercer una presión.
  5. 5
    Mover el tronco del cuerpo de modo que ya no esté recto.
  6. 6
    Poner una extremidad en una posición que no sea la recta.
  7. 7
    Al desplazarse, superar una curva del camino o ruta, cambiando de dirección.
  8. 8
    Dicho de una embarcación, superar un accidente geográfico, cambiando de dirección.
  9. 9
    En 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.
  10. 10
    En las filmaciones de escenas peligrosas, sustituir a los actores por especialistas en escenas de riesgo.
  11. 11
    En el ajedrez, poner dos peones en la misma columna.
  12. 12
    Vapulear a una persona.
  13. 13
    Matar de un balazo.

Synonyms

duplicarplegartorcerinclinarcurvarplegarvirartorcer

Antonyms

desdoblarenderezar

This word in other languages

doubler(Français)biegen(Deutsch)

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.

dbolar2ddoblar1dobalr2dobblar1doblarr1dobllar1doblra2dolbar2
Edit distance from "doblar"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "doblar"?
"doblar" is spelled D-O-B-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪oˈβ̞laɾ].
What does "doblar" mean?
As a verb, "doblar" means: Hacer que algo sea dos veces lo que era. :*Sinónimo: duplicar
What words are commonly confused with "doblar"?
"doblar" is commonly confused with "dolor", "doble", "donar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "doblar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doblar" is [d̪oˈβ̞laɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "doblar" come from?
"doblar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "doblar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dietas#14,341desvío#14,338Crimea#14,324Frasco#14,366

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

diremos10 variantsesponja10 variantscápsula10 variantsconejos10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list