dónute

noun

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.

Key facts for dónute
PropertyValue
Headworddónute
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “dónute” em português

dónuteestá além das 100.000 formas mais frequentes do português, na cauda de léxico especializado ou pouco usado.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    pequeno bolo em forma de rosca (mais precisamente de toro), popular nos EUA

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dónute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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”.
  2. – 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dónute"?
"dónute" is spelled D-Ó-N-U-T-E.
What does "dónute" mean?
As a noun, "dónute" means: pequeno bolo em forma de rosca (mais precisamente de toro), popular nos EUA
What language does "dónute" come from?
"dónute" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list