Which to use
“done” is a noun and “dota” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,986
- “done” frequency rank
- #44,989
- “dota” frequency rank
- 65975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | done | dota |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demoiselle, jeune dame, parfois opposé à dame. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe doter. |
Letter map: done vs dota
Shared letters muted; letters that set done and dota apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. done and dota follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: done vs dota
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: done is anoun and dotaaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
done is recorded at frequency rank #20,986, classified as anoun. dota is at rank #44,989, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɔ.ta\.
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 65975, this pair ranks #69,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of done vs dota
Shared letters: do. Private to "done": en. Private to "dota": at.
"done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dota" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "done" for "dota" ever safe?
Which is more common, "done" or "dota"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "done" and "dota". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "done" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dota" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "done" and "dota" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dota vs dotant". 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 #69,901 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.