Which to use
“donat” and “done” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,260
- “donat” frequency rank
- #20,986
- “done” frequency rank
- 60246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | donat | done |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dans l’ordre de Malte, laïque à qui le grand maître conférait la demi-croix pour services rendus à la religion. | Demoiselle, jeune dame, parfois opposé à dame. |
Letter map: donat vs done
Shared letters muted; letters that set donat and done apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on donat vs done
donat 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 60246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
donat is recorded at frequency rank #39,260, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.na\. 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 60246, this pair ranks #98,662 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of donat vs done
Shared letters: dno. Private to "donat": at. Private to "done": e.
"donat" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "donat" for "done" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "donat" or "done" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "donat" and "done". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "donat" 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 #98,662 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "donat" and "done" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "donat vs dotant". 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 #98,662 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.