doppelgänger
\do.pɛl.ɡɑ̃.ɡœʁ\
The verdict
“doppelgänger” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Double maléfique, créature surnaturelle issue du folklore germanique.
Corpus desk
Index FR-doppelganger · doppelgänger · French
doppelgänger · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | doppelgänger |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \do.pɛl.ɡɑ̃.ɡœʁ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « doppelgänger » en français
Rare enough to double-check
doppelgänger is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \do.pɛl.ɡɑ̃.ɡœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Double maléfique, créature surnaturelle issue du folklore germanique.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for doppelgänger in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is doppelgänger, spelled D-O-P-P-E-L-G-Ä-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1Double maléfique, créature surnaturelle issue du folklore germanique.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how doppelgänger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Voir un doppelgänger n’est jamais une bonne chose. Pour le décrire, on utilise notamment le terme de « jumeau maléfique ». Pourquoi « maléfique » ? Parce qu’il serait porteur de mauvais présages.
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