Which to use
“dindons” is an adjective and “donjons” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,697
- “dindons” frequency rank
- #30,130
- “donjons” frequency rank
- 76827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dindons | donjons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de dindon. | Pluriel de donjon. |
Where the eye mixes dindons and donjons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dindons with donjons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dindons is \dɛ̃.dɔ̃\ while donjons is \dɔ̃.ʒɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dindons is recorded at frequency rank #46,697, classified as anadj, pronounced \dɛ̃.dɔ̃\. donjons is at rank #30,130, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔ̃.ʒɔ̃\.
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 76827, this pair ranks #30,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dindons vs donjons
Shared letters: dnos. Private to "dindons": i. Private to "donjons": j.
"dindons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "donjons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dindons" for "donjons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dindons" vs "donjons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dindons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donjons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,071 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dindons" and "donjons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dindes vs dindons". 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 #30,071 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.