Which to use
“done” and “donkey” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,986
- “done” frequency rank
- #46,114
- “donkey” frequency rank
- 67100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | done | donkey |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demoiselle, jeune dame, parfois opposé à dame. | Âne. |
Letter map: done vs donkey
Shared letters muted; letters that set done and donkey apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: done and donkey
done and donkey 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
done is recorded at frequency rank #20,986, classified as anoun. donkey is at rank #46,114, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɒŋki\.
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 67100, this pair ranks #64,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of done vs donkey
Shared letters: deno. Private to "done": -. Private to "donkey": ky.
"done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "donkey" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "done" for "donkey" ever safe?
Frequency check: "done" vs "donkey" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "done" vs "donkey" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "done" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donkey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,908 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "done" and "donkey" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "docker vs donkey". 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 #64,908 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.