doubléesvsdoublonsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: doublées is a adjective, doublons is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“doublées” is an adjective and “doublons” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,832
“doublées” frequency rank
#31,452
“doublons” frequency rank
74284
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature doublées doublons
Definition Féminin pluriel de doublé. Pluriel de doublon.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set doublées and doublons apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
doublées
8 ch
doublons

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: doublées is \du.ble\ while doublons is \du.blɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

doublées is recorded at frequency rank #42,832, classified as anadj, pronounced \du.ble\. doublons is at rank #31,452, tagged as anoun, pronounced \du.blɔ̃\.

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 74284, this pair ranks #37,624 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of doublées vs doublons

Shared letters: bdlosu. Private to "doublées": . Private to "doublons": n.

"doublées" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC  ·  "doublons" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • doublonsddoublons · dobulons · doubblons · doubllons · doublnos · doublonns · doublonss · doublosn

Frequency comparison

doublées#42,832
doublons#31,452

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "doublées" and "doublons" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "doublées" is an adjective and "doublons" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "doublées" or "doublons"?
"doublons" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,452 in our French list, against #42,832 for "doublées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering doublées vs doublons

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “doublées”; for a noun, it's “doublons”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “doublées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list