Which to use
“donation” and “dotations” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,358
- “donation” frequency rank
- #23,518
- “dotations” frequency rank
- 35876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | donation | dotations |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Don qui se fait par acte public. | Pluriel de dotation. |
Where the eye mixes donation and dotations
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses donation with dotations
A purely visual mix-up. donation (\dɔ.na.sjɔ̃\) and dotations (\dɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\) 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 35876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
donation is recorded at frequency rank #12,358, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.na.sjɔ̃\. dotations is at rank #23,518, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.ta.sjɔ̃\.
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 35876, this pair ranks #273,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of donation vs dotations
Shared letters: adinot. Private to "donation": -. Private to "dotations": s.
"donation" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "dotations" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "donation" for "dotations" ever safe?
Frequency check: "donation" vs "dotations" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "donation" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dotations" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "donation" and "dotations" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délation vs donation". 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 #273,599 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.