# Donbass

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #43,119

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of Donbas.

## Etymology
From Russian Донба́сс (Donbáss), abbreviation of Доне́цкий бассе́йн (Donéckij basséjn, “Donets Basin”), after Доне́ц (Donéc, “Donets River”) + бассе́йн (basséjn, “basin”). Compare Donbas, from Ukrainian.

## Easily confused with
- **dumbass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donbass-vs-dumbass)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddonbass`, `dnobass`, `dobnass`, `donabss`, `donbas`, `donbbass`, `donbsas`, `donnbass`, `odnbass`

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