How to spell double

hear itdou·ble/'dəbəl/adjectiveRules and real life

What it means: Used to describe two of something.

In a sentence: I saw a double rainbow in the sky today!

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as doble or douple.

Same family: doubled, doubling, doubly, duplicate, twofold. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Double comes from the Latin word 'duplus', meaning 'twofold' or 'twice as much'. It entered English through Old French 'doble', which is why it starts with the unusual vowel team 'dou-'.

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