Which to use
“done” and “dopey” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #236
- “done” frequency rank
- #42,613
- “dopey” frequency rank
- 42849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | done | dopey |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having completed or finished an activity. | Stupid, silly. |
Where the eye mixes done and dopey
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between done and dopey
A purely visual mix-up. done (/dʌn/) and dopey (/ˈdəʊpi/) 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 42849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
done is recorded at frequency rank #236, classified as anadj, pronounced /dʌn/. dopey is at rank #42,613, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈdəʊpi/.
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 42849, this pair ranks #245,536 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of done vs dopey
Shared letters: deo. Private to "done": n. Private to "dopey": py.
"done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dopey" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "done" and "dopey" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "done" vs "dopey" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "done" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dopey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,536 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "done" and "dopey" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dopey vs Dore". 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 #245,536 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.