dabanvsdataWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: daban is a verb, data is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“daban” is a verb and “data” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,298
“daban” frequency rank
#3,695
“data” frequency rank
8993
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature daban data
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dar. Nota que indica el lugar y fecha en que algo acontece o se lleva a cabo, en particular como referencia en un documento.

Where the eye mixes daban and data

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
daban
4 ch
data

Look-alike desk: daban vs data

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: daban is [ˈd̪aβ̞ãn] while data is [ˈd̪at̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 8993, 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]. data is at rank #3,695, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪at̪a].

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 8993, this pair ranks #303,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of daban vs data

Shared letters: ad. Private to "daban": bn. Private to "data": t.

"daban" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "data" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dabanadban · daabn · dabann · dabban · dabna · davan · dbaan · ddaban
  • dataadta · daat · datta · ddata · dtaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "daban" and "data" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "daban" is a verb and "data" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "daban" or "data" show up more?
"data" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,695 in our Spanish list, against #5,298 for "daban". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "daban" and "data" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "daban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "data" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #303,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "daban" and "data" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "data vs Deva". 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 #303,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list