# donut vs doubt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### donut
*noun · IPA /ˈdəʊnʌt/ · frequency rank #19,318*
Alternative spelling of doughnut.

### doubt
*verb · IPA /daʊt/ · frequency rank #1,333*
To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.

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