Which to use
“donations” and “dotation” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,117
- “donations” frequency rank
- #13,772
- “dotation” frequency rank
- 33889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | donations | dotation |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de donation. | Action de doter un établissement d’utilité publique, un corps, etc. |
Where the eye mixes donations and dotation
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between donations and dotation
A purely visual mix-up. donations (\dɔ.na.sjɔ̃\) and dotation (\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 33889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
donations is recorded at frequency rank #20,117, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.na.sjɔ̃\. dotation is at rank #13,772, 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 33889, this pair ranks #287,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of donations vs dotation
Shared letters: adinot. Private to "donations": s. Private to "dotation": -.
"donations" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "dotation" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "donations" and "dotation" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "donations" vs "dotation" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "donations" and "dotation" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "donations" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dotation" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,596 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "donations" and "dotation" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "délation vs dotation". 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 #287,596 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.