Which to use
“done” is a noun and “Downey” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,986
- “done” frequency rank
- #37,281
- “Downey” frequency rank
- 58267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | done | Downey |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demoiselle, jeune dame, parfois opposé à dame. | Nom de famille. |
Letter map: done vs Downey
Shared letters muted; letters that set done and Downey apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. done runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Downey's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for done / Downey
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: done is anoun and Downeyaname. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
done is recorded at frequency rank #20,986, classified as anoun. Downey is at rank #37,281, tagged as aname, pronounced \daw.nɛ\.
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 58267, this pair ranks #110,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of done vs Downey
Shared letters: deno. Private to "done": -. Private to "Downey": wy.
"done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Downey" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "done" for "Downey" ever safe?
Which is more common, "done" or "Downey"?
What to do next
You've compared "done" and "Downey". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "done" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Downey" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,051 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "done" and "Downey" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "donkey vs Downey". 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 #110,051 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.