Which to use
“doente” is an adjective and “done” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,318
- “doente” frequency rank
- #23,299
- “done” frequency rank
- 25617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doente | done |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem a saúde alterada | particípio do verbo do |
Letter map: doente vs done
Shared letters muted; letters that set doente and done apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. doente runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against done's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for doente / done
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: doente is anadjective and doneaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doente is recorded at frequency rank #2,318, classified as anadj. done is at rank #23,299, tagged as averb, pronounced /dʌn/; /dɐn/; /dʊn/.
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 25617, this pair ranks #43,673 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doente vs done
Shared letters: deno. Private to "doente": t. Private to "done": -.
"doente" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "done" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "doente" and "done" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "doente" vs "done" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "doente" and "done". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "doente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "done" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,673 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doente" and "done" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dodo vs done". 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 #43,673 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.