Which to use
“dédoublement” is a noun and “doublement” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,361
- “dédoublement” frequency rank
- #12,767
- “doublement” frequency rank
- 49128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dédoublement | doublement |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de dédoubler ou état de ce qui est dédoublé. | De deux manières, à un degré double. |
Where the eye mixes dédoublement and doublement
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. dédoublement runs 12 letters (CVCVVCCVCVCC) against doublement's 10 (CVVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dédoublement with doublement
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dédoublement is \de.du.blə.mɑ̃\ while doublement is \du.blə.mɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “doublement” sits inside “dédoublement”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dédoublement is recorded at frequency rank #36,361, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.du.blə.mɑ̃\. doublement is at rank #12,767, tagged as anadv, pronounced \du.blə.mɑ̃\.
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 49128, this pair ranks #173,254 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dédoublement vs doublement
Shared letters: bdelmnotu. Private to "dédoublement": é. Private to "doublement": -.
"dédoublement" · 12 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVCC · "doublement" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- doublement ← ddoublement · dobulement · doubblement · doubelment · doubleemnt · doublemennt · doublementt · doublemetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dédoublement" for "doublement" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dédoublement" vs "doublement" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dédoublement" and "doublement" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dédoublement" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doublement" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,254 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dédoublement" and "doublement" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diablement vs doublement". 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 #173,254 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.