dono

/[ˈd̪ono]/ verb

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,874

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

dono is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de donar. Pronounced [ˈd̪ono]. Often confused with dos and doy.

Key facts for dono
PropertyValue
Headworddono
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈd̪ono]
Letters4
Frequency rank#41,874
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of dono in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for dono is 4 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪ono]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,874 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de donar.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for dono, with forms such as "ddono", "dnoo", and "donno". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dos", "doy", "dúo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is dono, spelled D-O-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de donar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddono,dnoo,donno,doon,odno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dono

Misspelling Variants of "dono"

ddono5dnoo4donno5doon4odno4
Misspelling Variants of "dono"

Frequency rank: #41,874 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dono"?
"dono" is spelled D-O-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪ono].
What does "dono" mean?
As a verb, "dono" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de donar.
What words are commonly confused with "dono"?
"dono" is commonly confused with "dos", "doy", "dúo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dono"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dono" is [ˈd̪ono]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dono" come from?
"dono" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.