Which to use
“done” is a verb and “donna” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,888
- “done” frequency rank
- #15,860
- “donna” frequency rank
- 36748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | done | donna |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs do | die Frau |
Where the eye mixes done and donna
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between done and donna
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: done is [dʌn] while donna is [ˈdɔnna]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
done is recorded at frequency rank #20,888, classified as averb, pronounced [dʌn]. donna is at rank #15,860, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdɔnna].
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 36748, this pair ranks #1,607,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of done vs donna
Shared letters: dno. Private to "done": e. Private to "donna": a.
"done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "donna" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "done" for "donna" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "done" or "donna" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "done" and "donna" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "done" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donna" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,607,658 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "done" and "donna" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "done 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 #1,607,658 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.