Doppelkopf
\ˈdɔpl̩ˌkɔp͡f\
The verdict
“Doppelkopf” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jeu de cartes, comme le Skat, pour quatre à six joueurs et deux jeux de vingt-quatre cartes. Il trouve son origine dans le jeu de Schafkopf.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Doppelkopf |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈdɔpl̩ˌkɔp͡f\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Doppelkopf” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Doppelkopf is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈdɔpl̩ˌkɔp͡f\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jeu de cartes, comme le Skat, pour quatre à six joueurs et deux jeux de vingt-quatre cartes. Il trouve son origine dans le jeu de Schafkopf.".
Doppelkopf doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for 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 Doppelkopf, spelled D-O-P-P-E-L-K-O-P-F.
Definition
- 1Jeu de cartes, comme le Skat, pour quatre à six joueurs et deux jeux de vingt-quatre cartes. Il trouve son origine dans le jeu de Schafkopf.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Doppelkopf”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-O-P-P-E-L-K-O-P-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈdɔpl̩ˌkɔp͡f\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.