Which to use
“doblan” and “donan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,176
- “doblan” frequency rank
- #41,873
- “donan” frequency rank
- 81049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doblan | donan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de doblar o de doblarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de donar. |
Where the eye mixes doblan and donan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: doblan vs donan
A purely visual mix-up. doblan ([ˈd̪oβ̞lãn]) and donan ([ˈd̪onãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doblan is recorded at frequency rank #39,176, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪oβ̞lãn]. donan is at rank #41,873, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪onãn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 81049, this pair ranks #10,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of doblan vs donan
Shared letters: adno. Private to "doblan": bl. Private to "donan": -.
"doblan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "donan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "doblan" and "donan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "doblan" vs "donan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "doblan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doblan" and "donan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "donan vs dont". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #10,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.