# dunno

> English word · Contraction · IPA /ˈdʌnəʊ/ · frequency rank #10,203

## Definitions
1. Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.

## Etymology
Written form of an informal pronunciation of don't know that is a reduction of do not know or does not know.

## Easily confused with
- **duo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dunno-vs-duo)
- **dun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dun-vs-dunno)
- **Dunn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dunn-vs-dunno)
- **dunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dunk-vs-dunno)
- **dino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dino-vs-dunno)
- **dune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dune-vs-dunno)
- **dung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dung-vs-dunno)
- **Danny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/danny-vs-dunno)
- **donna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donna-vs-dunno)
- **Donny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donny-vs-dunno)
- **Duane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duane-vs-dunno)
- **Dunne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dunne-vs-dunno)
- **dunks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dunks-vs-dunno)
- **dingo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dingo-vs-dunno)
- **Donne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/donne-vs-dunno)
- **dumbo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dumbo-vs-dunno)
- **Dunlop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dunlop-vs-dunno)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ddunno`, `dnuno`, `duno`, `dunon`, `udnno`

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