Which to use
“done” and “dos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,986
- “done” frequency rank
- #961
- “dos” frequency rank
- 21947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | done | dos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demoiselle, jeune dame, parfois opposé à dame. | Partie du corps humain située au-dessus du postérieur, depuis le cou jusqu’aux reins. |
Letter map: done vs dos
Shared letters muted; letters that set done and dos apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on done vs dos
done and dos 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
done is recorded at frequency rank #20,986, classified as anoun. dos is at rank #961, tagged as anoun, pronounced \do\.
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 21947, this pair ranks #360,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of done vs dos
Shared letters: do. Private to "done": en. Private to "dos": s.
"done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- done ← ddone · dnoe · doen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "done" for "dos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "done" vs "dos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "done" vs "dos" 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 "dos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,589 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "done" and "dos" 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 #360,589 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.