# Dane vs dont

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Dane
*noun · IPA /deɪn/ · frequency rank #15,597*
A person of Danish descent.

### dont
*contraction · frequency rank #1,856*
Misspelling of don't.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dane-vs-dont