# Donne vs Donnie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Donne
*name · IPA /dʌn/ · frequency rank #39,301*
A surname, notably held by John Donne, English poet

### Donnie
*name · IPA /ˈdɒni/ · frequency rank #17,599*
A diminutive of the male given names Don, Donald, Donovan, or Adonis.

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