Which to use
“dona” is a noun and “dun” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,532
- “dona” frequency rank
- #37,461
- “dun” frequency rank
- 81993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dona | dun |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs donum „Gabe, Geschenk“ | im Zustand nach Genuss von zu viel Alkohol |
Letter map: dona vs dun
Shared letters muted; letters that set dona and dun apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. dona runs 4 letters (CVCV) against dun's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for dona / dun
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dona is anoun and dunanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dona is recorded at frequency rank #44,532, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. dun is at rank #37,461, tagged as anadj, pronounced [duːn].
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 81993, this pair ranks #165,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dona vs dun
Shared letters: dn. Private to "dona": ao. Private to "dun": u.
"dona" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dun" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dona ← ddona · dnoa · doan · odna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dona" and "dun" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dona" vs "dun" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "dona" vs "dun" 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 "dun" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,370 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dona" and "dun" 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 #165,370 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.