dinavsdoneConfusable pair

Which to use

“dina” and “done” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,881
“dina” frequency rank
#20,888
“done” frequency rank
57769
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dina done
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dinar Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs do

Where the eye mixes dina and done

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
dina
4 ch
done

Visual trap between dina and done

A purely visual mix-up. dina ([ˈdinə]) and done ([dʌn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dina is recorded at frequency rank #36,881, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdinə]. done is at rank #20,888, tagged as averb, pronounced [dʌn].

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 57769, this pair ranks #888,506 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dina vs done

Shared letters: dn. Private to "dina": ai. Private to "done": eo.

"dina" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dinaddina · dian · dinna · dnia · idna
  • doneddone · dnoe · doen · donne · odne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dina" and "done" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdinə] versus [dʌn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dina" vs "done" - which ranks higher?
"done" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,888 in our German list, against #36,881 for "dina". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "dina" and "done" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "done" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #888,506 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dina" and "done" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diet vs dina". 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 #888,506 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list