Which to use
“done” is a verb and “dünne” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,888
- “done” frequency rank
- #9,353
- “dünne” frequency rank
- 30241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | done | dünne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs do | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dünn |
Where the eye mixes done and dünne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: done vs dünne
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: done is [dʌn] while dünne is [ˈdʏnə]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30241, 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]. dünne is at rank #9,353, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʏnə].
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 30241, this pair ranks #1,751,696 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of done vs dünne
Shared letters: den. Private to "done": o. Private to "dünne": ü.
"done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dünne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- done ← ddone · dnoe · doen · donne · odne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "done" and "dünne" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "done" vs "dünne" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "done" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dünne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,751,696 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "done" and "dünne" 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 #1,751,696 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.