Which to use
“diner” and “donner” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,568
- “diner” frequency rank
- #327
- “donner” frequency rank
- 13895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diner | donner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de dîner. | Faire un don ; transférer, sans rétribution, la propriété d’une chose que l’on possède ou dont on jouit, à une autre personne. |
Where the eye mixes diner and donner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between diner and donner
A purely visual mix-up. diner (\di.ne\) and donner (\dɔ.ne\) 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 13895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diner is recorded at frequency rank #13,568, classified as averb, pronounced \di.ne\. donner is at rank #327, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɔ.ne\.
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 13895, this pair ranks #399,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of diner vs donner
Shared letters: denr. Private to "diner": i. Private to "donner": o.
"diner" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "donner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "diner" for "donner" ever safe?
Which is more common, "diner" or "donner"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "diner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #399,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diner" and "donner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diez vs diner". 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 #399,078 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.