Which to use
“doing” and “done” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,532
- “doing” frequency rank
- #26,010
- “done” frequency rank
- 69542
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doing | done |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio del verbo do (hacer). | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de donar. |
Where the eye mixes doing and done
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between doing and done
A purely visual mix-up. doing (/ˈduː.ɪŋ/) and done ([ˈd̪one]) 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 69542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doing is recorded at frequency rank #43,532, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈduː.ɪŋ/. done is at rank #26,010, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪one].
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 69542, this pair ranks #31,773 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of doing vs done
Shared letters: dno. Private to "doing": gi. Private to "done": e.
"doing" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "doing" and "done" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "doing" or "done"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "doing" and "done" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "doing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "done" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,773 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doing" and "done" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doing 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 #31,773 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.