In accurate English, it is spelled "doughnut." However, in American popular usage, it is often shortened to "donut," especially when referring to a toroidal shape and not the pastry.
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That is the correct spelling of "doughnuts", except that in the US the shortened "donuts" is more often employed, having been used for more than a century.
Because we are lazy and don't want to write out the dough. Also, IMO it just looks better like donut.^No... In the UK it is doughnut and in proper English it is also doughnut, but we shortened it to...
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It is spelled springerle in German. In the German-speaking area of Switzerland it is also known as Änisbrötli.(Springerle are sweet biscuits embossed with various shapes and designs.)