dónut

[ˈd̪onut̪]

/[ˈd̪onut̪]/ noun

The verdict

“dónut” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pieza de bollería de forma toroidal cubierta de un glaseado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-donut · dónut · Spanish

dónut · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for dónut
PropertyValue
Headworddónut
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd̪onut̪]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “dónut” en español

dónutno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dónut is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈd̪onut̪]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pieza de bollería de forma toroidal cubierta de un glaseado.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dónut, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is dónut, spelled D-Ó-N-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza de bollería de forma toroidal cubierta de un glaseado.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dónut"?
"dónut" is spelled D-Ó-N-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪onut̪].
What does "dónut" mean?
As a noun, "dónut" means: Pieza de bollería de forma toroidal cubierta de un glaseado.
How do you pronounce "dónut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dónut" is [ˈd̪onut̪]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dónut" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list