Which to use
“don” and “Donut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,645
- “don” frequency rank
- #41,112
- “Donut” frequency rank
- 44757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | don | Donut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Spende, Gabe | ein süßes Gebäck in Form eines Ringes, der in heißem Fett ausgebacken wird |
Where the eye mixes don and Donut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses don with Donut
A purely visual mix-up. don ([dɔ̃]) and Donut ([ˈdɔʊ̯nat]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “don” sits inside “Donut”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
don is recorded at frequency rank #3,645, classified as anoun, pronounced [dɔ̃]. Donut is at rank #41,112, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɔʊ̯nat].
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 44757, this pair ranks #1,375,736 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of don vs Donut
Shared letters: dno. Private to "don": -. Private to "Donut": tu.
"don" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Donut" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Donut ← ddonut · dnout · donnut · dontu · donutt · dount · odnut
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "don" for "Donut" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "don" or "Donut" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "don" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Donut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,375,736 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "don" and "Donut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dona vs Donut". 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 #1,375,736 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.