Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doubleganger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dou-ble-ganger
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A doppelganger.

Example Sentences

"Either you are Hereward, or you are his doubleganger. You speak like Hereward, you look like Hereward. Just what Hereward would be now, you are."

Etymology

Partial calque of German Doppelgänger, equivalent to double + ganger.

Inflected Forms

doublegangers (plural)

Questions

What does doubleganger mean?: A doppelganger.
Where does doubleganger come from?: Partial calque of German Doppelgänger, equivalent to double + ganger.

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