dadasvsdadoTell them apart

Quick tell: dadas is a participle, dado is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dadas” is a participle and “dado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,099
“dadas” frequency rank
#495
“dado” frequency rank
8594
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dadas dado
Definition Forma del femenino plural de dado, participio de dar. Pequeño objeto con forma de cubo cuyas seis caras están marcadas con puntos que representan los números del uno al seis y que se usa en algunos juegos de azar. Por extensión, pieza poliédrica con las caras numeradas u otros símbolos.

Where the eye mixes dadas and dado

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

5 ch
dadas
4 ch
dado

Why the eye confuses dadas with dado

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dadas is [ˈd̪að̞as] while dado is [ˈd̪að̞o]. 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 (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dadas is recorded at frequency rank #8,099, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ˈd̪að̞as]. dado is at rank #495, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪að̞o].

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 8594, this pair ranks #304,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of dadas vs dado

Shared letters: ad. Private to "dadas": s. Private to "dado": o.

"dadas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "dado" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dadasaddas · daads · dadass · daddas · dadsa · ddaas · ddadas
  • dadoaddo · daddo · daod · ddado · ddao

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dadas" for "dado" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dadas" is a participle and "dado" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "dadas" vs "dado" - which ranks higher?
"dado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #495 in our Spanish list, against #8,099 for "dadas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #304,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dadas" and "dado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dadas vs donadas". 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 #304,539 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