Which to use
“done” and “dunk” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,986
- “done” frequency rank
- #44,992
- “dunk” frequency rank
- 65978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | done | dunk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Demoiselle, jeune dame, parfois opposé à dame. | Désigne un smash au jeu de basket. |
Letter map: done vs dunk
Shared letters muted; letters that set done and dunk apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. done (CVCV) and dunk (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on done vs dunk
done and dunk 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 65978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
done is recorded at frequency rank #20,986, classified as anoun. dunk is at rank #44,992, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dœŋk\.
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 65978, this pair ranks #69,884 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of done vs dunk
Shared letters: dn. Private to "done": eo. Private to "dunk": ku.
"done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dunk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "done" for "dunk" ever safe?
Which is more common, "done" or "dunk"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "done" and "dunk".
- Full dictionary entry for "done" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dunk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,884 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "done" and "dunk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drunk vs dunk". 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 #69,884 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.