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Which to use

“dobló” and “dono” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,177
“dobló” frequency rank
#41,874
“dono” frequency rank
81051
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dobló dono
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de doblar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de donar.

Where the eye mixes dobló and dono

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dobló runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against dono's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
dobló
4 ch
dono

Look-alike desk: dobló vs dono

A purely visual mix-up. dobló ([d̪oˈβ̞lo]) and dono ([ˈd̪ono]) 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 81051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dobló is recorded at frequency rank #39,177, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪oˈβ̞lo]. dono is at rank #41,874, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪ono].

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 81051, this pair ranks #10,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dobló vs dono

Shared letters: do. Private to "dobló": bló. Private to "dono": n.

"dobló" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "dono" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dono ← ddono · dnoo · donno · doon · odno

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dobló" and "dono" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪oˈβ̞lo] versus [ˈd̪ono]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dobló" or "dono"?
"dobló" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,177 in our Spanish list, against #41,874 for "dono". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "dobló" and "dono" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dobló" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dono" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #10,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dobló" and "dono" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dono 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 #10,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list