donadavsdonadoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: donada is a participle, donado is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“donada” is a participle and “donado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,660
“donada” frequency rank
#18,800
“donado” frequency rank
57460
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature donada donado
Definition Forma del femenino de donado, participio de donar. Participio de donar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set donada and donado apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
donada
6 ch
donado

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: donada is [d̪oˈnað̞a] while donado is [d̪oˈnað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “donada” becomes o in “donado”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

donada is recorded at frequency rank #38,660, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪oˈnað̞a]. donado is at rank #18,800, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪oˈnað̞o].

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 57460, this pair ranks #70,430 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of donada vs donado

Shared letters: adno. Private to "donada": -. Private to "donado": -.

"donada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "donado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • donadaddonada · dnoada · doanda · donaad · donadda · dondaa · donnada · odnada
  • donadoddonado · dnoado · doando · donaddo · donaod · dondao · donnado · odnado

Frequency comparison

donada#38,660
donado#18,800

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "donada" and "donado" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "donada" is a participle and "donado" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "donada" or "donado"?
"donado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,800 in our Spanish list, against #38,660 for "donada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering donada vs donado

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “donada”; for a verb, it's “donado”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “donada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list