Which to use
“dam” and “damas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,524
- “dam” frequency rank
- #5,487
- “damas” frequency rank
- 39011
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dam | damas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Presa, dique | Forma del plural de dama. |
Where the eye mixes dam and damas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dam with damas
A purely visual mix-up. dam (/dæm/) and damas ([ˈd̪amas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “dam” sits inside “damas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dam is recorded at frequency rank #33,524, classified as anoun, pronounced /dæm/. damas is at rank #5,487, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪amas].
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 39011, this pair ranks #166,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dam vs damas
Shared letters: adm. Private to "dam": -. Private to "damas": s.
"dam" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "damas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- damas ← admas · daams · damass · dammas · damsa · ddamas · dmaas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dam" and "damas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dam" or "damas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dam" and "damas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "damas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dam" and "damas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dade vs dam". 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 #166,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.