Which to use
“didn't” is a verb and “didnt” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #195
- “didn't” frequency rank
- #5,319
- “didnt” frequency rank
- 5514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | didn't | didnt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | did not (negative auxiliary) | Misspelling of didn't. |
Letter map: didn't vs didnt
Shared letters muted; letters that set didn't and didnt apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: didn't is averb and didntacontraction. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5514, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
didn't is recorded at frequency rank #195, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈdɪdn̩t/. didnt is at rank #5,319, tagged as acontraction.
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 5514, this pair ranks #515,037 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of didn't vs didnt
Shared letters: dint. Private to "didn't": -. Private to "didnt": -.
"didn't" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "didnt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- didnt ← ddidnt · ddint · diddnt · didnnt · didntt · didtn · dindt · iddnt