don't

Name: don't, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

contraction

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“don't” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #3,553. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,553
frequency rank, Portuguese: 1,193
“D” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - contração de do not

Corpus desk

Index PT-don-t · don't · Portuguese

don't · rank #3,553 · 7 variants · 9 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #3,553
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-1 1 vowel
CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 1,193
PHOTO-FINISH determinar

Nearest frequency peer: determinar (-3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

construído

96,456
contribuir

96,455
cuba

96,452
determinar

96,451
don't

96,448
estrangeiro

96,442

What this shows Bars show where “don't” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

don't vs dot

60% similar

don't vs dona

60% similar

don't vs done

60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for don't
Property	Value
Headword	don't
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Contraction
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#3,553
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	9
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Onde “don't” fica na frequência do português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).don'tcai aqui:

#3,553

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “determinar” (#3,550), “cuba” (#3,549), “estrangeiro” (#3,559). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around don't, acontraction. Corpus frequency is #3,553 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "contração de do not".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for don't, with forms such as "ddon't", "dno't", and "do'nt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "dot", "dona", "done", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is don't, spelled D-O-N-'-T.

Definition

1
contração de do not

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how don't appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

I don't want to see that boring movie again!
Don't they like this kind of music?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddon't
dno't
do'nt
don'tt
donn't
dont'
odn't

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of don't - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "don't"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "don't"?

"don't" is spelled D-O-N-'-T.

What does "don't" mean?

As a contraction, "don't" means: contração de do not

What words are commonly confused with "don't"?

"don't" is commonly confused with "dot", "dona", "done". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What language does "don't" come from?

"don't" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

Is PlainSpell free to use?

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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "don't", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

foder#3,562 adeus#3,532 tchau#3,522 placa#3,510

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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What to do next

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"don't" maps to 9 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "dot". View pair
7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
Usage frequency rank #3,553 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
Browse more Portuguese words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.