donnent

\dɔn\

/\dɔn\/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“donnent” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,035. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,035
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de donner.

Corpus desk

Index FR-donnent · donnent · French

donnent · rank #2,035 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,035
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH disparu

Nearest frequency peer: disparu (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « donnent »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « donnent » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

donnent vs donner
71% similar
donnent vs donnez
71% similar
donnent vs donnés
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for donnent
PropertyValue
Headworddonnent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\dɔn\
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,035
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « donnent »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.donnentse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « disparu » (#2,034), « douleur » (#2,036), « devenue » (#2,033). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « donnent » est au #2,035. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around donnent (IPA \dɔn\), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,035 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for donnent, with forms such as "ddonnent", "dnonent", and "donennt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "donner", "donnez", "donnés", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is donnent, spelled D-O-N-N-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de donner.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de donner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how donnent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Leurs gloussements alternés et démultipliés d’expirations brisées, reprises et continuées, lui donnent l’impression que la nuit, tout entière enrouée et castrée, se livre déployée à un lent gargarisme bleui lancinamment au suc du méthylène.
  2. Par ailleurs, certains cliniciens se donnent pour fonction de différencier, de dé-fusionner, de dé-symbiotiser, de faire advenir du Un là où il n’y aurait que du On.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddonnent
  • dnonent
  • donennt
  • donent
  • donnennt
  • donnentt
  • donnetn
  • donnnet
  • odnnent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of donnent - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddonnent1dnonent2donennt2donent1donnennt1donnentt1donnetn2donnnet2
Edit distance from "donnent"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "donnent"?
"donnent" is spelled D-O-N-N-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \dɔn\.
What does "donnent" mean?
As a verb, "donnent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de donner.
What words are commonly confused with "donnent"?
"donnent" is commonly confused with "donner", "donnez", "donnés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "donnent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "donnent" is \dɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "donnent" come from?
"donnent" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "donnent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

disparu#2,034douleur#2,036devenue#2,033emplois#2,039

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

marqué9 variantsordres9 variantsprofit9 variantsportée9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list