# donkey vs Downey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### donkey
*noun · IPA /ˈdɒŋki/ · frequency rank #12,581*
A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.

### Downey
*name · IPA /ˈdaʊni/ · frequency rank #20,905*
A surname.

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