Which to use
“done” is an adjective and “donner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #236
- “done” frequency rank
- #35,261
- “donner” frequency rank
- 35497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | done | donner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having completed or finished an activity. | To beat up; clobber; thrash. |
Letter map: done vs donner
Shared letters muted; letters that set done and donner apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: done vs donner
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: done is anadjective and donneraverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
done is recorded at frequency rank #236, classified as anadj, pronounced /dʌn/. donner is at rank #35,261, tagged as averb.
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 35497, this pair ranks #311,429 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of done vs donner
Shared letters: deno. Private to "done": -. Private to "donner": r.
"done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "donner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "done" for "donner" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "done" or "donner" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "done" and "donner".
- Full dictionary entry for "done" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,429 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "done" and "donner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dionne vs donner". 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 #311,429 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.