Which to use
“dojo” and “dons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,986
- “dojo” frequency rank
- #4,067
- “dons” frequency rank
- 39053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dojo | dons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Endroit où le sensei entraîne ses étudiants. | Pluriel de don. |
Where the eye mixes dojo and dons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dojo with dons
A purely visual mix-up. dojo (\do.ʒo\) and dons (\dɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dojo is recorded at frequency rank #34,986, classified as anoun, pronounced \do.ʒo\. dons is at rank #4,067, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔ̃\.
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 39053, this pair ranks #250,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dojo vs dons
Shared letters: do. Private to "dojo": j. Private to "dons": ns.
"dojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dojo" and "dons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "dojo" or "dons" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dojo" and "dons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dojo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,842 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dojo" and "dons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dojo vs domi". 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 #250,842 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.