Which to use
“Doms” and “dona” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,455
- “Doms” frequency rank
- #44,532
- “dona” frequency rank
- 81987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Doms | dona |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Dom | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs donum „Gabe, Geschenk“ |
Letter map: Doms vs dona
Shared letters muted; letters that set Doms and dona apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Doms (CVCC) and dona (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: Doms and dona
Doms 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 81987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Doms is recorded at frequency rank #37,455, classified as anoun, pronounced [doːms]. 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 81987, this pair ranks #165,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Doms vs dona
Shared letters: do. Private to "Doms": ms. Private to "dona": an.
"Doms" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dona" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Doms" 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 #165,488 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Doms" 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 #165,488 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.