How to pronounce doppelganger
American English pronunciation
DOP-ul-gang-ur
- IPA
- /ˈdɑpəlˌɡæŋɚ/
- Syllables
- DOP · ul · gang · ur (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- DOP-ul-geng-ur
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What doppelganger means
A person who looks exactly like someone else
In a sentence: I thought I saw my teacher at the zoo, but it was her doppelganger.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from a German word for a ghostly spirit.
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