donadovsdonoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#18,800
“donado” frequency rank
#41,874
“dono” frequency rank
60674
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature donado dono
Definition Participio de donar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de donar.

Where the eye mixes donado and dono

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. donado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dono's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
donado
4 ch
dono

Look-alike desk: donado vs dono

A purely visual mix-up. donado ([d̪oˈnað̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

donado is recorded at frequency rank #18,800, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪oˈnað̞o]. 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 60674, this pair ranks #58,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of donado vs dono

Shared letters: dno. Private to "donado": a. Private to "dono": -.

"donado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "dono" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • donado ← ddonado · dnoado · doando · donaddo · donaod · dondao · donnado · odnado
  • dono ← ddono · dnoo · donno · doon · odno

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "donado" for "dono" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪oˈnað̞o] versus [ˈd̪ono]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "donado" or "dono"?
"donado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,800 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.

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 "donado" 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 #58,136 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "donado" 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 #58,136 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