donar

[d̪oˈnaɾ]

/[d̪oˈnaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“donar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,443. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,443
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ceder un bien material sin obtener a cambio un pago de quien recibe.

Corpus desk

Index ES-donar · donar · Spanish

donar · rank #9,443 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,443
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH educado

Nearest frequency peer: educado (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “donar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “donar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

donar vs dora
60% similar
donar vs dong
60% similar
donar vs dota
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for donar
PropertyValue
Headworddonar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪oˈnaɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,443
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “donar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).donarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “educado” (#9,445), “dirigía” (#9,440), “emisora” (#9,446). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “donar” va en #9,443. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around donar (IPA [d̪oˈnaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,443 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ceder un bien material sin obtener a cambio un pago de quien recibe.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for donar, with forms such as "ddonar", "dnoar", and "doanr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dora", "dong", "dota", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is donar, spelled D-O-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ceder un bien material sin obtener a cambio un pago de quien recibe.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddonar
  • dnoar
  • doanr
  • donarr
  • donnar
  • donra
  • odnar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of donar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddonar1dnoar2doanr2donarr1donnar1donra2odnar2
Edit distance from "donar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "donar"?
"donar" is spelled D-O-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪oˈnaɾ].
What does "donar" mean?
As a verb, "donar" means: Ceder un bien material sin obtener a cambio un pago de quien recibe.
What words are commonly confused with "donar"?
"donar" is commonly confused with "dora", "dong", "dota". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "donar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "donar" is [d̪oˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "donar" come from?
"donar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "donar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list