Which to use
“donated” and “dotted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,463
- “donated” frequency rank
- #16,895
- “dotted” frequency rank
- 23358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | donated | dotted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of donate | simple past and past participle of dot |
Where the eye mixes donated and dotted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: donated vs dotted
A purely visual mix-up. donated (/dəʊˈneɪtɪd/) and dotted (/ˈdɑtɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
donated is recorded at frequency rank #6,463, classified as averb, pronounced /dəʊˈneɪtɪd/. dotted is at rank #16,895, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈdɑtɪd/.
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 23358, this pair ranks #409,879 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of donated vs dotted
Shared letters: deot. Private to "donated": an. Private to "dotted": -.
"donated" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dotted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "donated" for "dotted" ever safe?
Which is more common, "donated" or "dotted"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "donated" and "dotted" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "donated" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dotted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,879 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "donated" and "dotted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dotted vs Dottie". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #409,879 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.