dokuvsdonaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#7,031
“doku” frequency rank
#44,532
“dona” frequency rank
51563
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature doku dona
Definition Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs doks Nominativ Plural des Substantivs donum „Gabe, Geschenk“

Letter map: doku vs dona

Shared letters muted; letters that set doku and dona apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
doku
4 ch
dona

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

doku and dona are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

doku is recorded at frequency rank #7,031, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈdoku]. 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 51563, this pair ranks #1,130,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of doku vs dona

Shared letters: do. Private to "doku": ku. Private to "dona": an.

"doku" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "dona" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dokuddoku · dkou · dokku · douk · odku
  • donaddona · dnoa · doan · odna

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "doku" and "dona" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "doku" or "dona"?
"doku" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,031 in our German list, against #44,532 for "dona". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "doku" and "dona". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "doku" 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 #1,130,651 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "doku" 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list