donnentvsdonnerontWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“donnent” and “donneront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,035
“donnent” frequency rank
#13,770
“donneront” frequency rank
15805
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature donnent donneront
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de donner. Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de donner.

Where the eye mixes donnent and donneront

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. donnent runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against donneront's 9 (CVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
donnent
9 ch
donneront

Why the eye confuses donnent with donneront

A purely visual mix-up. donnent (\dɔn\) and donneront (\dɔ.nə.ʁɔ̃\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

donnent is recorded at frequency rank #2,035, classified as averb, pronounced \dɔn\. donneront is at rank #13,770, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɔ.nə.ʁɔ̃\.

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 15805, this pair ranks #390,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of donnent vs donneront

Shared letters: denot. Private to "donnent": -. Private to "donneront": r.

"donnent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "donneront" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • donnent ← ddonnent · dnonent · donennt · donent · donnennt · donnentt · donnetn · donnnet
  • donneront ← ddonneront · dnoneront · donenront · doneront · donneornt · donnernot · donneronnt · donnerontt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "donnent" and "donneront" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\dɔn\ versus \dɔ.nə.ʁɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "donnent" or "donneront"?
"donnent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,035 in our French list, against #13,770 for "donneront". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "donnent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "donneront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #390,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "donnent" and "donneront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "donnerons vs donneront". 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 #390,778 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list