Which to use
“donas” and “donos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,263
- “donas” frequency rank
- #5,000
- “donos” frequency rank
- 22263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | donas | donos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma feminina plural de dono: | forma plural de dono: |
Where the eye mixes donas and donos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. donas and donos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses donas with donos
A purely visual mix-up. donas (/ˈdo.nɐs/) and donos (/ˈdo.nʊs/) 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 a single letter - a in “donas” becomes o in “donos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
donas is recorded at frequency rank #17,263, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdo.nɐs/. donos is at rank #5,000, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdo.nʊs/.
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 22263, this pair ranks #47,834 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of donas vs donos
Shared letters: dnos. Private to "donas": a. Private to "donos": -.
"donas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "donos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "donas" and "donos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "donas" or "donos"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "donas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,834 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "donas" and "donos" 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 #47,834 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.