dañino

[d̪aˈɲino]

/[d̪aˈɲino]/ adj

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The verdict

“dañino” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,015. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,015
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que hace daño o perjudica.

Corpus desk

Index ES-danino · dañino · Spanish

dañino · rank #23,015 · 7 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,015
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH cósmico

Nearest frequency peer: cósmico (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “dañino”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “dañino” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dañino vs daño
67% similar
dañino vs Darío
33% similar
dañino vs Danny
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dañino
PropertyValue
Headworddañino
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪aˈɲino]
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,015
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “dañino”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).dañinocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “cósmico” (#23,014), “defectuoso” (#23,016), “Culiacán” (#23,013). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “dañino” va en #23,015. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around dañino (IPA [d̪aˈɲino]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,015 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for dañino, with forms such as "adñino", "daiñno", and "dañinno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "daño", "Darío", "Danny", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is dañino, spelled D-A-Ñ-I-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que hace daño o perjudica.
  2. 2
    Que tiende a destruir las cosas por accidente o por abuso.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dañino appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sólo me queda el Tiempo y juego con él, como un niño dañino con un monigote de trapo: le arranco la cabeza y lo despanzurro

This word in other languages

damaging(English)nuisible(Français)schädlich(Deutsch)daninho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adñino
  • daiñno
  • dañinno
  • dañion
  • dañnio
  • ddañino
  • dñaino

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dañino - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

adñino2daiñno2dañinno1dañion2dañnio2ddañino1dñaino2
Edit distance from "dañino"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dañino"?
"dañino" is spelled D-A-Ñ-I-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪aˈɲino].
What does "dañino" mean?
As an adjective, "dañino" means: Que hace daño o perjudica.
What words are commonly confused with "dañino"?
"dañino" is commonly confused with "daño", "Darío", "Danny". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dañino"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dañino" is [d̪aˈɲino]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dañino" come from?
"dañino" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dañino", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

desuso#23,027dirijo#23,031empire#23,039caimán#22,966

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

drone7 variantselfos7 variantsfinge7 variantsfobia7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list