Which to use
“done” and “dons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,986
- “done” frequency rank
- #4,067
- “dons” frequency rank
- 25053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | done | dons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demoiselle, jeune dame, parfois opposé à dame. | Pluriel de don. |
Letter map: done vs dons
Shared letters muted; letters that set done and dons apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on done vs dons
done and dons 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 s in “dons”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
done is recorded at frequency rank #20,986, classified as anoun. 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 25053, this pair ranks #343,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of done vs dons
Shared letters: dno. Private to "done": e. Private to "dons": s.
"done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dons" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "done" vs "dons" 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 "dons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #343,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "done" and "dons" 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 #343,064 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.