Which to use
“doble” is an adjective and “duele” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,139
- “doble” frequency rank
- #2,878
- “duele” frequency rank
- 4017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doble | duele |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que es exactamente dos veces más grande que otro; que duplica un número, una cantidad o una cualidad. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de dolar. |
Where the eye mixes doble and duele
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: doble vs duele
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: doble is [ˈd̪oβ̞le] while duele is [ˈd̪wele]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doble is recorded at frequency rank #1,139, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪oβ̞le]. duele is at rank #2,878, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪wele].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 4017, this pair ranks #317,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of doble vs duele
Shared letters: del. Private to "doble": bo. Private to "duele": u.
"doble" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "duele" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "doble" for "duele" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "doble" and "duele" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "doble" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duele" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doble" and "duele" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deli vs duele". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #317,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.