doublet

\du.blɛ\

/\du.blɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“doublet” is uncommon French (frequency #50,778 among 404,891 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,778
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chose constituée de deux éléments.

Key facts for doublet
PropertyValue
Headworddoublet
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\du.blɛ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#50,778
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “doublet” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). doublet lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

doublet is uncommon French at frequency #50,778 among 404,891 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \du.blɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.

doublet doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 doublet, spelled D-O-U-B-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chose constituée de deux éléments.
  2. 2
    Ensemble de deux titres consécutifs, ou simultanés, dans des championnats différents.
  3. 3
    Faux brillant formé de deux morceaux de cristal mis l’un sur l’autre, avec une feuille colorée entre deux, pour imiter les émeraudes, les rubis, etc.
  4. 4
    Mots partageant une même origine étymologique, introduits dans la langue par des voies ou époques différentes, qui différent par l’orthographe et la prononciation, et qui ont des acceptions plus ou moins proches sémantiquement.
  5. 5
    Liste ordonnée de deux éléments (2-uplet).
  6. 6
    Doublet électronique : Ensemble de deux électrons formant une liaison covalente, ou présents sur une orbitale hybride.
  7. 7
    Doublet électrique, doublet magnétique : Ensemble de deux charges électriques, de deux masses magnétiques ponctuelles, égales en valeur absolue et de signe contraire qui sont infiniment rapprochées.
  8. 8
    Mot constitué de deux octets, c’est-à-dire seize bits.
  9. 9
    Coup au jeu de pharaon.
  10. 10
    Nom héraldique de la libellule demoiselle.

Synonyms

couple

This word in other languages

doublet(English)doblete(Español)Dublette(Deutsch)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "doublet"?
"doublet" is spelled D-O-U-B-L-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is \du.blɛ\.
What does "doublet" mean?
As a noun, "doublet" means: Chose constituée de deux éléments.
How do you pronounce "doublet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "doublet" is \du.blɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "doublet" come from?
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Using “doublet”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-O-U-B-L-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \du.blɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list