Which to use
“done” and “dong” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,986
- “done” frequency rank
- #17,930
- “dong” frequency rank
- 38916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | done | dong |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demoiselle, jeune dame, parfois opposé à dame. | Langue du peuple Dong, en Chine. |
Letter map: done vs dong
Shared letters muted; letters that set done and dong apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: done and dong
done and dong 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 a single letter - e in “done” becomes g in “dong”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
done is recorded at frequency rank #20,986, classified as anoun. dong is at rank #17,930, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔ̃ɡ\.
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 38916, this pair ranks #251,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of done vs dong
Shared letters: dno. Private to "done": e. Private to "dong": g.
"done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dong" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "done" and "dong" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "done" or "dong" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "done" and "dong".
- Full dictionary entry for "done" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dong" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,868 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "done" and "dong" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domi vs done". 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 #251,868 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.