Which to use
“dade” is a verb and “danés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,463
- “dade” frequency rank
- #15,064
- “danés” frequency rank
- 61527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dade | danés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vós) del imperativo de dar. | Persona que es originaria de Dinamarca. |
Where the eye mixes dade and danés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dade runs 4 letters (CVCV) against danés's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dade vs danés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dade is [ˈd̪að̞ɪ] while danés is [d̪aˈnes]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dade is recorded at frequency rank #46,463, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪að̞ɪ]. danés is at rank #15,064, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪aˈnes].
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 61527, this pair ranks #55,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dade vs danés
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dade": e. Private to "danés": nsé.
"dade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "danés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dade ← adde · dadde · ddade · ddae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dade" for "danés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dade" or "danés"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dade" and "danés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "danés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dade" and "danés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dade 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 #55,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.