Which to use
“dona” is a noun and “douai” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,903
- “dona” frequency rank
- #16,113
- “douai” frequency rank
- 52016
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dona | douai |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sainte. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif passé simple du verbe douer. |
Letter map: dona vs douai
Shared letters muted; letters that set dona and douai apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. dona runs 4 letters (CVCV) against douai's 5 (CVVVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: dona vs douai
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dona is anoun and douaiaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dona is recorded at frequency rank #35,903, classified as anoun. douai is at rank #16,113, tagged as averb, pronounced \dwe\.
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 52016, this pair ranks #150,790 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dona vs douai
Shared letters: ado. Private to "dona": n. Private to "douai": iu.
"dona" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "douai" · 5 letters · shape CVVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dona" for "douai" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dona" or "douai"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dona" and "douai".
- Full dictionary entry for "dona" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "douai" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,790 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dona" and "douai" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domi vs dona". 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 #150,790 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.