Pronunciation guide

How to pronounce doppelganger

DOP-ul-gang-er - four syllables, stress on the 1st; the middle is also heard as '-geng-'

US/ˈdɑpəlˌɡɛŋəɹ/

dɑpəlɡɛŋəɹ

UK/ˈdɒpəlˌɡɛŋə/

dɒpəlɡɛŋə

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What “doppelganger” means

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

An evil twin.

In a sentence

  • A stranger at the party looked so much like my brother that people kept calling him a doppelganger.
  • I saw your doppelganger on the train this morning.

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