Which to use
“dabas” and “dañar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,042
- “dabas” frequency rank
- #9,272
- “dañar” frequency rank
- 43314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dabas | dañar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dar. | Hacer que alguien tener herida. |
Where the eye mixes dabas and dañar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dabas and dañar
A purely visual mix-up. dabas ([ˈd̪aβ̞as]) and dañar ([d̪aˈɲaɾ]) 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 43314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dabas is recorded at frequency rank #34,042, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪aβ̞as]. dañar is at rank #9,272, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪aˈɲaɾ].
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 43314, this pair ranks #143,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dabas vs dañar
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dabas": bs. Private to "dañar": rñ.
"dabas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dañar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dabas ← adbas · daabs · dabass · dabbas · dabsa · davas · dbaas · ddabas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dabas" and "dañar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dabas" or "dañar" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dabas" and "dañar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dabas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dañar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dabas" and "dañar" 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 #143,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.