Donuts
[ˈdɔʊ̯nat͡s]
The verdict
“Donuts” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #35,710 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #35,710
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Donut
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Donuts |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɔʊ̯nat͡s] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #35,710 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Donuts” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Donuts is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdɔʊ̯nat͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,710 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Donuts, with forms such as "ddonuts", "dnouts", and "donnuts". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Dokus", "Donut", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Donuts, spelled D-O-N-U-T-S.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Donut
- 2Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Donut
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Donut
- 4Dativ Plural des Substantivs Donut
- 5Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Donut
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddonuts,dnouts,donnuts,dontus,donust,donutss,donutts,dounts,odnuts
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Donuts - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Donuts”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-O-N-U-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdɔʊ̯nat͡s] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Dokus” - see the side-by-side comparison. Donuts vs Dokus
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.