Which to use
“dábamos” and “dabas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,541
- “dábamos” frequency rank
- #34,042
- “dabas” frequency rank
- 70583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dábamos | dabas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dar. |
Where the eye mixes dábamos and dabas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dábamos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against dabas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dábamos and dabas
A purely visual mix-up. dábamos ([ˈd̪aβ̞amos]) and dabas ([ˈd̪aβ̞as]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70583, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dábamos is recorded at frequency rank #36,541, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪aβ̞amos]. dabas is at rank #34,042, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪aβ̞as].
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 70583, this pair ranks #29,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dábamos vs dabas
Shared letters: abds. Private to "dábamos": moá. Private to "dabas": -.
"dábamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dabas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dabas ← adbas · daabs · dabass · dabbas · dabsa · davas · dbaas · ddabas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dábamos" for "dabas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dábamos" or "dabas"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dábamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dabas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dábamos" and "dabas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dabas vs dimas". 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 #29,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.