# didn't vs don't

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### didn't
*verb · IPA /ˈdɪdn̩t/ · frequency rank #195*
did not (negative auxiliary)

### don't
*verb · IPA /dəʊnt/ · frequency rank #68*
do not (negative auxiliary).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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