Which to use
“done” is a noun and “dors” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,986
- “done” frequency rank
- #5,748
- “dors” frequency rank
- 26734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | done | dors |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demoiselle, jeune dame, parfois opposé à dame. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de dormir. |
Letter map: done vs dors
Shared letters muted; letters that set done and dors apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - done and dors
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: done is anoun and dorsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
done is recorded at frequency rank #20,986, classified as anoun. dors is at rank #5,748, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɔʁ\.
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 26734, this pair ranks #333,154 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of done vs dors
Shared letters: do. Private to "done": en. Private to "dors": rs.
"done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dors" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "done" and "dors" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "done" vs "dors" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "done" vs "dors" 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 "dors" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,154 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "done" and "dors" 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 #333,154 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.