Which to use
“daban” and “dañen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,298
- “daban” frequency rank
- #47,695
- “dañen” frequency rank
- 52993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | daban | dañen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dañar. |
Where the eye mixes daban and dañen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. daban and dañen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between daban and dañen
A purely visual mix-up. daban ([ˈd̪aβ̞ãn]) and dañen ([ˈd̪aɲẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52993, 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]. dañen is at rank #47,695, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪aɲẽn].
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 52993, this pair ranks #90,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of daban vs dañen
Shared letters: adn. Private to "daban": b. Private to "dañen": eñ.
"daban" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dañen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- daban ← adban · daabn · dabann · dabban · dabna · davan · dbaan · ddaban
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "daban" and "dañen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "daban" or "dañen"?
What to do next
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 "dañen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "daban" and "dañen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dañen vs donen". 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 #90,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.