dominevsdoneTell them apart

Quick tell: domine is a verb, done is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“domine” is a verb and “done” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,698
“domine” frequency rank
#20,986
“done” frequency rank
27684
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature domine done
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dominer. Demoiselle, jeune dame, parfois opposé à dame.

Letter map: domine vs done

Shared letters muted; letters that set domine and done apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. domine runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against done's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
domine
4 ch
done

Role in the sentence - domine and done

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: domine is averb and doneanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

domine is recorded at frequency rank #6,698, classified as averb, pronounced \dɔ.min\. 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 27684, this pair ranks #327,472 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of domine vs done

Shared letters: deno. Private to "domine": im. Private to "done": -.

"domine" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • domine ← ddomine · dmoine · doimne · domien · dominne · dommine · domnie · odmine
  • done ← ddone · dnoe · doen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "domine" and "done" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "domine" is a verb and "done" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "domine" vs "done" - which ranks higher?
"domine" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,698 in our French list, against #20,986 for "done". 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 "domine" and "done".

  • Full dictionary entry for "domine" 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 #327,472 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "domine" and "done" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domi vs done". 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 #327,472 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