Which to use
“doer” and “donner” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,463
- “doer” frequency rank
- #41,960
- “donner” frequency rank
- 50423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doer | donner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estar dolorido | dar |
Where the eye mixes doer and donner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between doer and donner
A purely visual mix-up. doer (/dʊ.ˈeɾ/, /dʊ.ˈe/) and donner (\dɔ.ne\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doer is recorded at frequency rank #8,463, classified as averb, pronounced /dʊ.ˈeɾ/, /dʊ.ˈe/. donner is at rank #41,960, tagged as averb, pronounced \dɔ.ne\.
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 50423, this pair ranks #14,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of doer vs donner
Shared letters: deor. Private to "doer": -. Private to "donner": n.
"doer" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "donner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "doer" and "donner" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "doer" vs "donner" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "doer" and "donner" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "doer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doer" and "donner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "done vs donner". 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 #14,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.