Which to use
“redoublé” is an adjective and “redoubler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,433
- “redoublé” frequency rank
- #19,648
- “redoubler” frequency rank
- 53081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redoublé | redoubler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fait plusieurs fois (surtout dans certaines expressions). | Augmenter ; doubler. |
Same sound, different letters: redoublé vs redoubler
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. redoublé runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against redoubler's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - redoublé and redoubler
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: redoublé and redoubler carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.du.ble\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redoublé is recorded at frequency rank #33,433, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁə.du.ble\. redoubler is at rank #19,648, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.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 53081, this pair ranks #143,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of redoublé vs redoubler
Shared letters: bdeloru. Private to "redoublé": é. Private to "redoubler": -.
"redoublé" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "redoubler" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- redoubler ← erdoubler · rdeoubler · reddoubler · redobuler · redoubbler · redoubelr · redoublerr · redoubller
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "redoublé" and "redoubler" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "redoublé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "redoubler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,207 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redoublé" and "redoubler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redoublé vs rouble". 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 #143,207 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.