dagavsdasWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#25,590
“daga” frequency rank
#1,476
“das” frequency rank
27066
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature daga das
Definition Arma blanca, especie de espada corta de dos filos. También las hay de cuatro cortes y de un filo. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del presente de indicativo de dar.

Where the eye mixes daga and das

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
daga
3 ch
das

Look-alike desk: daga vs das

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: daga is [ˈd̪aɣ̞a] while das is [ˈd̪as]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

daga is recorded at frequency rank #25,590, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪aɣ̞a]. das is at rank #1,476, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪as].

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 27066, this pair ranks #228,607 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of daga vs das

Shared letters: ad. Private to "daga": g. Private to "das": s.

"daga" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "das" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dagaadga · daag · dagga · ddaga · dgaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "daga" and "das" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "daga" is a noun and "das" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "daga" vs "das" - which ranks higher?
"das" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,476 in our Spanish list, against #25,590 for "daga". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "daga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "das" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #228,607 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "daga" and "das" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "daga 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 #228,607 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