Which to use
“donne” and “donneur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #326
- “donne” frequency rank
- #14,247
- “donneur” frequency rank
- 14573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | donne | donneur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de donner, de distribuer les cartes, dans un jeu de cartes. | Celui qui donne. |
Where the eye mixes donne and donneur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. donne runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against donneur's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses donne with donneur
A purely visual mix-up. donne (\dɔn\) and donneur (\dɔ.nœʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “donne” sits inside “donneur”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
donne is recorded at frequency rank #326, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɔn\. donneur is at rank #14,247, tagged as anoun, pronounced \dɔ.nœʁ\.
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 14573, this pair ranks #396,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of donne vs donneur
Shared letters: deno. Private to "donne": -. Private to "donneur": ru.
"donne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "donneur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "donne" and "donneur" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "donne" or "donneur"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "donne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donneur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,087 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "donne" and "donneur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "donneur vs dormeur". 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 #396,087 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.