Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doppelganger

/ˈdɑp(ə)lˌɡɛŋəɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: dop-pel-ganger
IPA: /ˈdɑp(ə)lˌɡɛŋəɹ/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person.

noun

noun

A remarkably similar double.

noun

A monster that takes the forms of people, usually after killing them.

Example Sentences

""An orderly let out the news that you are here," she said. "But don't worry. We've sent out a doppelganger to fool the Sons, and the orderly has been sentenced to slavery under the pyramid builder for twenty lifetimes. I hate my brother! How dare he fight us with the sky falling?""
"The uncanniness provoked by doppelgangers is particularly acute because the thing that becomes unfamiliar is you."
"I've got a pervert doppelganger / He came from over the sea / He hangs around doing sexual crimes / And the blame is getting pinned on me"
"Stars in Their Eyes ran for 16 years from 1990, and had the "wow" factor moment of transforming a pub singer into their idol, as the contestant said the famous words: "Tonight Matthew, I'm going to be…" and then stepped out from a puff of dry ice as their musical doppelganger."
"He had come tantalisingly close to his doppelganger on Thursday night when a beautiful burgundy boat cruised past him. “He saw me and I waved and he gave me a thumbs-up,” said Halicilar. “I was so happy. I cried.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from German Doppelgänger (“ghostly spirit”, literally “double-walker”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: *ǵʰengʰ-, Doppelgänger

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdɑp(ə)lˌɡɛŋəɹ/
British English: /ˈdɒp(ə)lˌɡɛŋə/

Inflected Forms

doppelgangers (plural) doppelgänger (alternative)

Derived Forms

doppelbanger

Frequently Paired Words

doubleganger

Synonyms

double doubleganger alter ego lookalike

Questions

How do you pronounce doppelganger?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɑp(ə)lˌɡɛŋəɹ/.
What does doppelganger mean?: A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person.
Where does doppelganger come from?: It is traced to German.

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