dónute
The verdict
“dónute” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequeno bolo em forma de rosca (mais precisamente de toro), popular nos EUA
Corpus desk
Index PT-donute · dónute · Portuguese
dónute · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dónute |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “dónute” em português
Rare enough to double-check
dónute is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pequeno bolo em forma de rosca (mais precisamente de toro), popular nos EUA".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dónute, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is dónute, spelled D-Ó-N-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1pequeno bolo em forma de rosca (mais precisamente de toro), popular nos EUA
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dónute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Todos sabemos que o dónute não passa de uma guloseima processada e o bom senso convencional diz-nos que a primeira opção é mais saudável, uma fonte de fibras e vitamina B, rica em hidratos de carbono “complexos”.
– Parece que o fim de semana o pôs de bom humor – disse Eddie, escolhendo um dónute coberto de chocolate.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.