Donut

[ˈdɔʊ̯nat]

/[ˈdɔʊ̯nat]/ noun

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The verdict

“Donut” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,112. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,112
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein süßes Gebäck in Form eines Ringes, der in heißem Fett ausgebacken wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-donut · Donut · German

Donut · rank #41,112 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,112
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH diskreten

Nearest frequency peer: diskreten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Donut“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Donut“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Donut vs dot
40% similar
Donut vs dort
40% similar
Donut vs Dunst
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Donut
PropertyValue
HeadwordDonut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdɔʊ̯nat]
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,112
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Donut“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Donutliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „diskreten“ (#41,111), „dranbleiben“ (#41,113), „dictionary“ (#41,110). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Donut“ bei #41,112. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Donut (IPA [ˈdɔʊ̯nat]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,112 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein süßes Gebäck in Form eines Ringes, der in heißem Fett ausgebacken wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Donut, with forms such as "ddonut", "dnout", and "donnut". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "dot", "dort", "Dunst", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Donut, spelled D-O-N-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein süßes Gebäck in Form eines Ringes, der in heißem Fett ausgebacken wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Donut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich esse gerne Donuts.
  2. Donuts werden, anders als Bagels, aus Rührteig gemacht.

This word in other languages

donut(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddonut
  • dnout
  • donnut
  • dontu
  • donutt
  • dount
  • odnut

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Donut - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddonut1dnout2donnut1dontu2donutt1dount2odnut2
Edit distance from "Donut"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Donut"?
"Donut" is spelled D-O-N-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɔʊ̯nat].
What does "Donut" mean?
As a noun, "Donut" means: ein süßes Gebäck in Form eines Ringes, der in heißem Fett ausgebacken wird
What words are commonly confused with "Donut"?
"Donut" is commonly confused with "dot", "dort", "Dunst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Donut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Donut" is [ˈdɔʊ̯nat]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Donut" come from?
"Donut" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Donut", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Denny#41,106crème#41,102ebnen#41,123Bytes#41,093

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Botox7 variantsBettes7 variantsfitter7 variantsaslan7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list