# doing vs donna

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### doing
*verb · IPA /ˈduːɪŋ/ · frequency rank #225*
present participle and gerund of do

### donna
*noun · IPA /ˈdɒn.ə/ · frequency rank #9,036*
A lady, especially a noblewoman; the title given to a lady in Italy.

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