# donna

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɒn.ə/ · frequency rank #9,036

## Definitions
1. A lady, especially a noblewoman; the title given to a lady in Italy.

## Etymology
From Italian donna. Doublet of dame and domina.

## Easily confused with
- **down** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-down)
- **dont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-dont)
- **Dunn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-dunn)
- **Dora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-dora)
- **Dons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-dons)
- **DotA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-dota)
- **doon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-doon)
- **downs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-downs)
- **donor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-donor)
- **dunno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-dunno)
- **donut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-donut)
- **Donny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-donny)
- **Dunne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-dunne)
- **Donne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-donne)
- **downy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-downy)
- **Donnie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-donnie)
- **donner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-donner)
- **Dornan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-dornan)
- **don** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/don-vs-donna)
- **DNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dna-vs-donna)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ddonna`, `dnona`, `donan`, `odnna`

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