doublementvsdoublentWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: doublement is a adverb, doublent is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“doublement” is an adverb and “doublent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,767
“doublement” frequency rank
#43,391
“doublent” frequency rank
56158
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature doublement doublent
Definition De deux manières, à un degré double. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de doubler.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set doublement and doublent apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
doublement
8 ch
doublent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: doublement is \du.blə.mɑ̃\ while doublent is \dubl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

doublement is recorded at frequency rank #12,767, classified as anadv, pronounced \du.blə.mɑ̃\. 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 56158, this pair ranks #122,869 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of doublement vs doublent

Shared letters: bdelnotu. Private to "doublement": m. Private to "doublent": -.

"doublement" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCC  ·  "doublent" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • doublementddoublement · dobulement · doubblement · doubelment · doubleemnt · doublemennt · doublementt · doublemetn
  • doublentddoublent · dobulent · doubblent · doubelnt · doublennt · doublentt · doubletn · doubllent

Frequency comparison

doublement#12,767
doublent#43,391

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "doublement" and "doublent" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "doublement" is an adverb and "doublent" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "doublement" or "doublent"?
"doublement" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,767 in our French list, against #43,391 for "doublent". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering doublement vs doublent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “doublement”; for a verb, it's “doublent”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “doublement” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

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