donkey's
"donkey-s" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“donkey's” is uncommon English (frequency #92,545 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #92,545
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A long time.
Corpus desk
Index EN-donkey-s · donkey's · English
donkey's · rank #92,545 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #92,545
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH dolman
Nearest frequency peer: dolman (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “donkey's”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- docudrama
docudrama
7,460 corpus weight
- doeth
doeth
7,459 corpus weight
- Dolezal
Dolezal
7,458 corpus weight
- dolman
dolman
7,457 corpus weight
- donkey's
donkey's
7,456 corpus weight
- drachma
drachma
7,453 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “donkey's” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | donkey's |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #92,545 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “donkey's” in English
Rare enough to double-check
donkey's is uncommon English at frequency #92,545 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A long time.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for donkey's, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Reduced form of donkey's years. The correct English form is donkey's, spelled D-O-N-K-E-Y-'-S.
Definition
- 1A long time.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how donkey's appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I knew Bogs, like, that's how I got this job, knew him for donkey's, but didny work for him.
'Known her for donkey's. Why –got your eye on her?'
Etymology
Reduced form of donkey's years.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).