Which to use
“dona” is a noun and “dörr” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,532
- “dona” frequency rank
- #48,832
- “dörr” frequency rank
- 93364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dona | dörr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs donum „Gabe, Geschenk“ | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs dörren |
Letter map: dona vs dörr
Shared letters muted; letters that set dona and dörr apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. dona (CVCV) and dörr (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - dona and dörr
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dona is anoun and dörraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dona is recorded at frequency rank #44,532, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. dörr is at rank #48,832, tagged as averb, pronounced [dœʁ].
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 93364, this pair ranks #23,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dona vs dörr
Shared letters: d. Private to "dona": ano. Private to "dörr": rö.
"dona" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dörr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dona ← ddona · dnoa · doan · odna
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "dona" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dörr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dona" and "dörr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Doro vs dörr". 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 #23,300 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.