How do your spell it: "doughnut" or "donut". Why?

Question

Sorry, s/b "How do YOU spell it..."

Answer 1

Doughnut, because that is the proper word for the item. Donut is lazy-spell.

Answer 2

Donut: Variant Of doughnut.
Doughnut also donut: A small, ring-shaped cake made of rich, light dough that is fried in deep fat.

Variants
Standardization of American English is more nearly complete than at any earlier time, but the number of variant spellings in common use remains large.

Equal Variants
The word or between a main-entry term and a variant term indicates that the two forms are in a almost equally frequent use in edited sources:
ax or axe

Secondary Variants
When there is a distinct preference for one variant, the less preferred variant is introduced by the word also:
patina also patine

So to answer your question, the most preferred way to spell it is doughnut, but either way is acceptable. Why is it, because, as I stated, it is the preferred way. The definition to this word does not contain its etymology.

Answer 3

it depends if you are American because they have vandalized the English spellings not only is the spelling for Doughnut has now changed but also Colour to the Americanized donut and color

Answer 4

Technically, both spellings are correct. However, "donut" is only correct because it has been such a long standing bastardization of the historically correct version, "doughnut" which was an obvious conjunction of "dough" and "nut."

Answer 5

It depends on which place you prefer, Dunkin Donuts or Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

I spell it donuts, I didn't realize there were two spellings until you asked. I guess because I grew up with Dunkin Donuts haha

Answer 6

The current conventional spelling appears to be pretty much universally "donut" which, while it may be phonetic, doesn't really mean much. The original was "doughnought" and meant literally a nought or zero made of dough.

Answer 7

Depends what part of the country you're from. In Canada it's donut, which is how I spell it.

Answer 8

Apparently, they are both correct. I prefer "doughnut" because it's the proper way. "Donut" is just more simplistic, like "etc" instead of "etcetera", although "donut" isn't an abbreviation and "etc" is if you want to be technical about it.

Answer 9

it's doughnut because if you google it or search for it on a online dictionary as donut it comes up as doughnut in the dictionary so i would say doughnut

Answer 10

"Doughnut" is the correct spelling, but it has been shortened to "donut" because it is quicker. Sort of like "thru" instead of "through" and "nite" instead of "night."