Which to use
“dais” and “darías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,639
- “dais” frequency rank
- #24,822
- “darías” frequency rank
- 45461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dais | darías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de dar o de darse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del condicional de dar. |
Where the eye mixes dais and darías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dais vs darías
A purely visual mix-up. dais ([ˈd̪ajs]) and darías ([d̪aˈɾias]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dais is recorded at frequency rank #20,639, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪ajs]. darías is at rank #24,822, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪aˈɾias].
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 45461, this pair ranks #131,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dais vs darías
Shared letters: ads. Private to "dais": i. Private to "darías": rí.
"dais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "darías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dais ← adis · daiss · dasi · ddais · dias
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dais" for "darías" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dais" vs "darías" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dais" and "darías" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "darías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dais" and "darías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dádivas vs darías". 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 #131,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.