This has bothered me for years and pops into my head here and there. Whenever I see the word triple my brain says it like the word “tripe” (the stomach of a cow that people eat)
Am I missing some rule that is used when it comes to spelling? Why is it Nipple and not Niple
Why no Tripple?
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There’s no reason other than history. There’s a pattern for multiples: triple, quadruple, quintuple. But there are also words like couple, example, trample, steeple. Alongside of apple, grapple, popple, supple, etc.
For any particular word, basic etymologies can be found at [etymonline.com](https://etymonline.com). But I don’t think there’s any clear pattern. It’s just the accidents of history tht got frozen into “standard” spellings.
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