Which to use
“done” and “dot” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,986
- “done” frequency rank
- #12,950
- “dot” frequency rank
- 33936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | done | dot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demoiselle, jeune dame, parfois opposé à dame. | Apport qu’un époux ou une épouse verse à la communauté de biens. |
Letter map: done vs dot
Shared letters muted; letters that set done and dot apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: done and dot
done and dot 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 33936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
done is recorded at frequency rank #20,986, classified as anoun. dot is at rank #12,950, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔt\.
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 33936, this pair ranks #287,270 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of done vs dot
Shared letters: do. Private to "done": en. Private to "dot": t.
"done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- done ← ddone · dnoe · doen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "done" for "dot" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "done" or "dot" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "done" vs "dot" 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 "dot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,270 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "done" and "dot" 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 #287,270 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.