Which to use
“donat” and “dons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,260
- “donat” frequency rank
- #4,067
- “dons” frequency rank
- 43327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | donat | dons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dans l’ordre de Malte, laïque à qui le grand maître conférait la demi-croix pour services rendus à la religion. | Pluriel de don. |
Where the eye mixes donat and dons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between donat and dons
A purely visual mix-up. donat (\dɔ.na\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43327, 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\. 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 43327, this pair ranks #218,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of donat vs dons
Shared letters: dno. Private to "donat": at. Private to "dons": s.
"donat" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "donat" and "dons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "donat" or "dons"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "donat" and "dons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "donat" 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 #218,920 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "donat" and "dons" 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 #218,920 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.