Which to use
“daban” is a verb and “dan” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,298
- “daban” frequency rank
- #586
- “dan” frequency rank
- 5884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | daban | dan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dar. | En las artes marciales tales como el aikido, karate, yudo y otras de origen asiático, cada uno de los grados (primer dan, segundo dan, tercer dan, etc) de los cinturones negros. |
Where the eye mixes daban and dan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: daban vs dan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: daban is [ˈd̪aβ̞ãn] while dan is [ˈd̪ãn]. 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 5884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
daban is recorded at frequency rank #5,298, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪aβ̞ãn]. dan is at rank #586, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ãn].
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 5884, this pair ranks #312,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of daban vs dan
Shared letters: adn. Private to "daban": b. Private to "dan": -.
"daban" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dan" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- daban ← adban · daabn · dabann · dabban · dabna · davan · dbaan · ddaban
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "daban" for "dan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "daban" vs "dan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "daban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "daban" and "dan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "daban vs dañen". 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 #312,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.