dabasvsdarásTell them apart

Which to use

“dabas” and “darás” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,042
“dabas” frequency rank
#14,330
“darás” frequency rank
48372
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dabas darás
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dar. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de dar o de darse.

Where the eye mixes dabas and darás

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dabas and darás follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
dabas
5 ch
darás

Why the eye confuses dabas with darás

A purely visual mix-up. dabas ([ˈd̪aβ̞as]) and darás ([d̪aˈɾas]) 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 48372, 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]. darás is at rank #14,330, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪aˈɾas].

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 48372, this pair ranks #114,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dabas vs darás

Shared letters: ads. Private to "dabas": b. Private to "darás": rá.

"dabas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "darás" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dabas ← adbas · daabs · dabass · dabbas · dabsa · davas · dbaas · ddabas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dabas" and "darás" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪aβ̞as] versus [d̪aˈɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dabas" or "darás" show up more?
"darás" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,330 in our Spanish list, against #34,042 for "dabas". 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 "dabas" and "darás" 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 "darás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #114,861 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dabas" and "darás" 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 #114,861 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