donna
/ˈdɑ.nə/noun
donna is spelled D-O-N-N-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Donna, the name). As a noun, donna means “A lady, especially a noblewoman; the title given to a lady in Italy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of donna is donnas.
How many letters and syllables are in donna?
| Letters | 5: D-O-N-N-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.9 times per million words; the 9,045th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is donna?
Donna appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Donna, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce donna?
- UK /ˈdɒn.ə/
- US /ˈdɑ.nə/
Donna has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Donna.ogg, En-au-donna.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with donna?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as donna from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: andon.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of donna
- donnas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does donna mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lady, especially a noblewoman; the title given to a lady in Italy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does donna come from?
From Italian donna. Doublet of dame and domina.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).