donevsdonenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#26,010
“done” frequency rank
#49,597
“donen” frequency rank
75607
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes done and donen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
done
5 ch
donen

Visual trap between done and donen

A purely visual mix-up. done ([ˈd̪one]) and donen ([ˈd̪onẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “done” sits inside “donen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

done is recorded at frequency rank #26,010, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪one]. donen is at rank #49,597, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪onẽn].

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 75607, this pair ranks #19,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of done vs donen

Shared letters: deno. Private to "done": -. Private to "donen": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • doneddone · dnoe · doen · donne · odne
  • donenddonen · dnoen · doenn · donenn · donnen · odnen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "done" and "donen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪one] versus [ˈd̪onẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "done" or "donen"?
"done" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,010 in our Spanish list, against #49,597 for "donen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "done" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "donen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "done" and "donen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "donen 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 #19,214 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