Which to use
“double” and “doublés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #844
- “double” frequency rank
- #28,520
- “doublés” frequency rank
- 29364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | double | doublés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui vaut, qui pèse ou qui contient deux fois autant. | Masculin pluriel de doublé. |
Where the eye mixes double and doublés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: double vs doublés
A purely visual mix-up. double (\dubl\) and doublés (\du.ble\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
double is recorded at frequency rank #844, classified as anadj, pronounced \dubl\. doublés is at rank #28,520, tagged as anadj, pronounced \du.ble\.
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 29364, this pair ranks #317,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of double vs doublés
Shared letters: bdlou. Private to "double": e. Private to "doublés": sé.
"double" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "doublés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- double ← ddouble · dobule · doubble · doubel · doublle · doulbe · duoble · oduble
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "double" for "doublés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "double" or "doublés"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "double" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doublés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "double" and "doublés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doublages vs doublés". 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 #317,148 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.