# donut

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdəʊnʌt/ · frequency rank #19,318

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of doughnut.

## Etymology
Alteration of doughnut, from dough + nut. Attested 1900.

## Easily confused with
- **dot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donut-vs-dot)
- **Doug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donut-vs-doug)
- **dost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donut-vs-dost)
- **dour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donut-vs-dour)
- **doubt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donut-vs-doubt)
- **doughnut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donut-vs-doughnut)
- **don** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/don-vs-donut)
- **done** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/done-vs-donut)
- **dont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dont-vs-donut)
- **dong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dong-vs-donut)
- **dent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dent-vs-donut)
- **Dons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dons-vs-donut)
- **dona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dona-vs-donut)
- **dint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dint-vs-donut)
- **don't** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/don-t-vs-donut)
- **debut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/debut-vs-donut)
- **donor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donor-vs-donut)
- **donna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-donut)
- **Donny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donny-vs-donut)
- **Donne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donne-vs-donut)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ddonut`, `dnout`, `donnut`, `dontu`, `donutt`, `dount`, `odnut`

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