Which to use
“dont” is a contraction and “doon” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,856
- “dont” frequency rank
- #45,338
- “doon” frequency rank
- 47194
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dont | doon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Misspelling of don't. | Down. |
Letter map: dont vs doon
Shared letters muted; letters that set dont and doon apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. dont (CVCC) and doon (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: dont vs doon
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dont is acontraction and doonanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dont is recorded at frequency rank #1,856, classified as acontraction. doon is at rank #45,338, tagged as anadv, pronounced /duːn/.
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 47194, this pair ranks #204,680 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dont vs doon
Shared letters: dno. Private to "dont": t. Private to "doon": -.
"dont" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "doon" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dont" for "doon" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dont" vs "doon" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dont" and "doon".
- Full dictionary entry for "dont" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,680 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dont" and "doon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doon vs dox". 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 #204,680 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.