Which to use
“doar” is a verb and “donas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,016
- “doar” frequency rank
- #17,263
- “donas” frequency rank
- 24279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doar | donas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transferir a posse de algo, gratuitamente, para outrem | forma feminina plural de dono: |
Letter map: doar vs donas
Shared letters muted; letters that set doar and donas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. doar runs 4 letters (CVVC) against donas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - doar and donas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: doar is averb and donasanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doar is recorded at frequency rank #7,016, classified as averb. donas is at rank #17,263, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdo.nɐs/.
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 24279, this pair ranks #45,381 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doar vs donas
Shared letters: ado. Private to "doar": r. Private to "donas": ns.
"doar" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "donas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "doar" for "donas" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "doar" or "donas" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "doar" and "donas".
- Full dictionary entry for "doar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,381 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doar" and "donas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domar vs donas". 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 #45,381 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.