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

#41,873
“donan” frequency rank
#26,010
“done” frequency rank
67883
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature donan done
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de donar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de donar.

Where the eye mixes donan and done

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
donan
4 ch
done

Look-alike desk: donan vs done

A purely visual mix-up. donan ([ˈd̪onãn]) 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 67883, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

donan is recorded at frequency rank #41,873, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪onãn]. 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 67883, this pair ranks #35,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of donan vs done

Shared letters: dno. Private to "donan": a. Private to "done": e.

"donan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • donanddonan · dnoan · doann · donann · donnan · odnan
  • doneddone · dnoe · doen · donne · odne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "donan" and "done" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪onãn] versus [ˈd̪one]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "donan" or "done" show up more?
"done" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,010 in our Spanish list, against #41,873 for "donan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "donan" 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 #35,962 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "donan" and "done" 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 #35,962 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