Which to use
“doubler” is a verb and “doublés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,838
- “doubler” frequency rank
- #28,520
- “doublés” frequency rank
- 37358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doubler | doublés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre double ; mettre le double ; augmenter d’une fois autant ; multiplier par deux. | Masculin pluriel de doublé. |
Same sound, different letters: doubler vs doublés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. doubler and doublés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - doubler and doublés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: doubler and doublés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \du.ble\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doubler is recorded at frequency rank #8,838, classified as averb, pronounced \du.ble\. 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 37358, this pair ranks #263,033 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doubler vs doublés
Shared letters: bdlou. Private to "doubler": er. Private to "doublés": sé.
"doubler" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "doublés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- doubler ← ddoubler · dobuler · doubbler · doubelr · doublerr · doubller · doublre · doulber
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "doubler" and "doublés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "doubler" or "doublés"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "doubler" / "doublés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "doubler" 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 #263,033 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doubler" 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 #263,033 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.