Which to use
“donnez” and “donniez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,066
- “donnez” frequency rank
- #49,603
- “donniez” frequency rank
- 53669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | donnez | donniez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de donner. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de donner. |
Where the eye mixes donnez and donniez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. donnez runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against donniez's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between donnez and donniez
A purely visual mix-up. donnez (\dɔ.ne\) and donniez (\dɔ.nje\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
donnez is recorded at frequency rank #4,066, classified as averb, pronounced \dɔ.ne\. donniez is at rank #49,603, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɔ.nje\.
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 53669, this pair ranks #139,206 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of donnez vs donniez
Shared letters: denoz. Private to "donnez": -. Private to "donniez": i.
"donnez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "donniez" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "donnez" and "donniez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "donnez" or "donniez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "donnez" and "donniez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "donnez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donniez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,206 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "donnez" and "donniez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Donnie 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 #139,206 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.