# donkey

> German word · Noun · IPA [ˈdɒŋkɪ] · frequency rank #46,575

## Definitions
1. Esel
2. störrische Person

## Easily confused with
- **dunkel** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/donkey-vs-dunkel)
- **Donner** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/donkey-vs-donner)
- **done** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/done-vs-donkey)
- **danke** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/danke-vs-donkey)
- **denke** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/denke-vs-donkey)
- **Döner** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/doner-vs-donkey)
- **Denken** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/denken-vs-donkey)
- **danken** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/danken-vs-donkey)
- **Denker** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/denker-vs-donkey)
- **Dinkel** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/dinkel-vs-donkey)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddonkey`, `dnokey`, `dokney`, `doneky`, `donkeyy`, `donkkey`, `donkye`, `donnkey`, `odnkey`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/donkey