Which to use
“done” is a noun and “down” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,986
- “done” frequency rank
- #8,531
- “down” frequency rank
- 29517
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | done | down |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demoiselle, jeune dame, parfois opposé à dame. | Dépressif, déprimé. |
Letter map: done vs down
Shared letters muted; letters that set done and down apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - done and down
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: done is anoun and downanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29517, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
done is recorded at frequency rank #20,986, classified as anoun. down is at rank #8,531, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dɔn\.
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 29517, this pair ranks #316,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of done vs down
Shared letters: dno. Private to "done": e. Private to "down": w.
"done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "down" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "done" and "down" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "done" or "down" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "done" and "down".
- Full dictionary entry for "done" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "down" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "done" and "down" 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 #316,176 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.