donovsdrogoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#41,874
“dono” frequency rank
#44,136
“drogo” frequency rank
86010
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dono drogo
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de donar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de drogar.

Where the eye mixes dono and drogo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dono runs 4 letters (CVCV) against drogo's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
dono
5 ch
drogo

Visual trap between dono and drogo

A purely visual mix-up. dono ([ˈd̪ono]) and drogo ([ˈd̪ɾoɣ̞o]) 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 86010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dono is recorded at frequency rank #41,874, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪ono]. drogo is at rank #44,136, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪ɾoɣ̞o].

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 86010, this pair ranks #5,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dono vs drogo

Shared letters: do. Private to "dono": n. Private to "drogo": gr.

"dono" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "drogo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dono ← ddono · dnoo · donno · doon · odno
  • drogo ← ddrogo · dorgo · drgoo · droggo · droog · drrogo · rdogo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dono" for "drogo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪ono] versus [ˈd̪ɾoɣ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dono" vs "drogo" - which ranks higher?
"dono" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,874 in our Spanish list, against #44,136 for "drogo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dono" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "drogo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #5,624 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dono" and "drogo" 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 #5,624 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