dodgevsdoneConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#24,548
“dodge” frequency rank
#20,986
“done” frequency rank
45534
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dodge done
Definition Camionnette bâchée de transport de marchandises ou de troupes. Demoiselle, jeune dame, parfois opposé à dame.

Letter map: dodge vs done

Shared letters muted; letters that set dodge and done apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
dodge
4 ch
done

Spelling & dictionary notes on dodge vs done

dodge and done are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dodge is recorded at frequency rank #24,548, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔdʒ\. done is at rank #20,986, tagged as anoun.

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 45534, this pair ranks #202,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dodge vs done

Shared letters: deo. Private to "dodge": g. Private to "done": n.

"dodge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dodgeddodge · ddoge · doddge · dodeg · dodgge · dogde · oddge
  • doneddone · dnoe · doen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dodge" for "done" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary French text, does "dodge" or "done" show up more?
"done" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,986 in our French list, against #24,548 for "dodge". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dodge" and "done".

  • Full dictionary entry for "dodge" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "done" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #202,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dodge" and "done" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diode vs dodge". 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 #202,018 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list