Which to use
“done” and “duke” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,986
- “done” frequency rank
- #15,358
- “duke” frequency rank
- 36344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | done | duke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demoiselle, jeune dame, parfois opposé à dame. | Duc. |
Letter map: done vs duke
Shared letters muted; letters that set done and duke apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on done vs duke
done and duke 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
done is recorded at frequency rank #20,986, classified as anoun. duke is at rank #15,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced \djuːk\.
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 36344, this pair ranks #270,264 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of done vs duke
Shared letters: de. Private to "done": no. Private to "duke": ku.
"done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "done" and "duke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "done" or "duke"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "done" and "duke".
- Full dictionary entry for "done" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,264 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "done" and "duke" 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 #270,264 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.