Which to use
“da” is a verb and “drag” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #211
- “da” frequency rank
- #22,669
- “drag” frequency rank
- 22880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | da | drag |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dar o de darse. | Trazo, pincelada; rasgo |
Where the eye mixes da and drag
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses da with drag
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: da is [ˈd̪a] while drag is [ˈdrɑːɡ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22880, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
da is recorded at frequency rank #211, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪a]. drag is at rank #22,669, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈdrɑːɡ].
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 22880, this pair ranks #248,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of da vs drag
Shared letters: ad. Private to "da": -. Private to "drag": gr.
"da" · 2 letters · shape CV · "drag" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- drag ← darg · ddrag · dragg · drga · drrag · rdag
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "da" for "drag" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "da" or "drag" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "da" and "drag" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "da" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drag" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "da" and "drag" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drag vs drogo". 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 #248,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.