Which to use
“donnerai” and “donnerez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,766
- “donnerai” frequency rank
- #38,755
- “donnerez” frequency rank
- 51521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | donnerai | donnerez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du futur de donner. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du futur de donner. |
Where the eye mixes donnerai and donnerez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. donnerai (CVCCVCVV) and donnerez (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses donnerai with donnerez
A purely visual mix-up. donnerai (\dɔ.n(ə.)ʁe\) and donnerez (\dɔ.nə.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
donnerai is recorded at frequency rank #12,766, classified as averb, pronounced \dɔ.n(ə.)ʁe\. donnerez is at rank #38,755, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɔ.nə.ʁe\.
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 51521, this pair ranks #154,409 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of donnerai vs donnerez
Shared letters: denor. Private to "donnerai": ai. Private to "donnerez": z.
"donnerai" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "donnerez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "donnerai" for "donnerez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "donnerai" vs "donnerez" - which ranks higher?
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 "donnerai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donnerez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,409 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "donnerai" and "donnerez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "donnerez vs donniez". 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 #154,409 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.