Which to use
“dona” is a noun and “done” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,532
- “dona” frequency rank
- #20,888
- “done” frequency rank
- 65420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dona | done |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs donum „Gabe, Geschenk“ | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs do |
Letter map: dona vs done
Shared letters muted; letters that set dona and done apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. dona and done follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - dona and done
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dona is anoun and doneaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “dona” becomes e in “done”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dona is recorded at frequency rank #44,532, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. 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 65420, this pair ranks #607,550 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dona vs done
Shared letters: dno. Private to "dona": a. Private to "done": e.
"dona" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dona" and "done" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dona" vs "done" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "dona" vs "done" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dona" 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 #607,550 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dona" and "done" 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 #607,550 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.