Which to use
“dobles” and “doblete” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,107
- “dobles” frequency rank
- #22,666
- “doblete” frequency rank
- 30773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dobles | doblete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En el tenis y otros deportes similares, partido que se juega con dos jugadores por lado. | Entre doble y sencillo. |
Where the eye mixes dobles and doblete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dobles runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against doblete's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dobles and doblete
A purely visual mix-up. dobles ([ˈd̪oβ̞les]) and doblete ([d̪oˈβ̞let̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dobles is recorded at frequency rank #8,107, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪oβ̞les]. doblete is at rank #22,666, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪oˈβ̞let̪e].
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 30773, this pair ranks #210,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dobles vs doblete
Shared letters: bdelo. Private to "dobles": s. Private to "doblete": t.
"dobles" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "doblete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dobles" and "doblete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dobles" or "doblete" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dobles" and "doblete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dobles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doblete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dobles" and "doblete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dobles vs dóciles". 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 #210,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.