# don vs down

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### don
*noun · IPA [dɔ̃] · frequency rank #3,645*
Spende, Gabe

### down
*adjective · IPA [daʊ̯n] · frequency rank #4,973*
deprimiert bis depressiv

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/don-vs-down