Which to use
“daban” and “dará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,298
- “daban” frequency rank
- #2,705
- “dará” frequency rank
- 8003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | daban | dará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de dar o de darse. |
Where the eye mixes daban and dará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses daban with dará
A purely visual mix-up. daban ([ˈd̪aβ̞ãn]) and dará ([d̪aˈɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8003, 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]. dará is at rank #2,705, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪aˈɾa].
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 8003, this pair ranks #306,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of daban vs dará
Shared letters: ad. Private to "daban": bn. Private to "dará": rá.
"daban" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dará" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- daban ← adban · daabn · dabann · dabban · dabna · davan · dbaan · ddaban
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "daban" for "dará" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "daban" or "dará" show up more?
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 "dará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "daban" and "dará" 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 #306,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.