Which to use
“déjà” is an adverb and “dona” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,541
- “déjà” frequency rank
- #44,532
- “dona” frequency rank
- 89073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | déjà | dona |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu einem früheren Zeitpunkt als erwartet | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs donum „Gabe, Geschenk“ |
Letter map: déjà vs dona
Shared letters muted; letters that set déjà and dona apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. déjà and dona follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - déjà and dona
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: déjà is anadverb and donaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
déjà is recorded at frequency rank #44,541, classified as anadv, pronounced [de.ʒa]. dona is at rank #44,532, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 89073, this pair ranks #61,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of déjà vs dona
Shared letters: d. Private to "déjà": jàé. Private to "dona": ano.
"déjà" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dona" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dona ← ddona · dnoa · doan · odna
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "déjà" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dona" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "déjà" and "dona" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dona vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #61,243 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.