Which to use
“double” is an adjective and “doublent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #844
- “double” frequency rank
- #43,391
- “doublent” frequency rank
- 44235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | double | doublent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui vaut, qui pèse ou qui contient deux fois autant. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de doubler. |
Same sound, different letters: double vs doublent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. double runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against doublent's 8 (CVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - double and doublent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: double and doublent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dubl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “double” sits inside “doublent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
double is recorded at frequency rank #844, classified as anadj, pronounced \dubl\. doublent is at rank #43,391, tagged as averb, pronounced \dubl\.
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 44235, this pair ranks #212,027 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of double vs doublent
Shared letters: bdelou. Private to "double": -. Private to "doublent": nt.
"double" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "doublent" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "double" and "doublent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "double" vs "doublent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "double" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doublent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,027 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "double" and "doublent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doublent vs doublon". 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 #212,027 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.