# donor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdoʊnɚ/ · frequency rank #8,026

## Definitions
1. One who makes a donation.
2. An object, typically broken beyond repair, that is used for spare parts.
3. A group or molecule that donates either a radical, electrons or a moiety in a chemical reaction. Compare acceptor.

## Etymology
From Middle English donoure, donour; from Anglo-Norman donour, from Old French doneur (See French donneur).

## Easily confused with
- **doo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donor-vs-doo)
- **dor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donor-vs-dor)
- **door** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donor-vs-door)
- **dont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donor-vs-dont)
- **doom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donor-vs-doom)
- **Dons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donor-vs-dons)
- **doon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donor-vs-doon)
- **dour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donor-vs-dour)
- **doors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donor-vs-doors)
- **Dover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donor-vs-dover)
- **donut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donor-vs-donut)
- **donors** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donor-vs-donors)
- **downer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donor-vs-downer)
- **don** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/don-vs-donor)
- **DNR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dnr-vs-donor)
- **done** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/done-vs-donor)
- **dong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-donor)
- **dino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dino-vs-donor)
- **dojo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dojo-vs-donor)
- **dona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dona-vs-donor)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ddonor`, `dnoor`, `donnor`, `donorr`, `donro`, `doonr`, `odnor`

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