double-check

1. 1.

   check once more to be absolutely sure

   Broadersee

Questions about double-check

What does double-check mean?

double-check means "check once more to be absolutely sure".

How many syllables are in double-check?

double-check has 3 syllables: doub-le--check. The stress falls on "doub". In IPA it is /ˈdʌbəlˌtʃɛk/.

Is double-check a common word?

double-check is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with double-check?

4 words rhyme with double-check. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.