Which to use
“damas” and “daños” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,487
- “damas” frequency rank
- #2,391
- “daños” frequency rank
- 7878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | damas | daños |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de dama. | Forma del plural de daño. |
Where the eye mixes damas and daños
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between damas and daños
A purely visual mix-up. damas ([ˈd̪amas]) and daños ([ˈd̪aɲos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
damas is recorded at frequency rank #5,487, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪amas]. daños is at rank #2,391, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪aɲos].
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 7878, this pair ranks #306,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of damas vs daños
Shared letters: ads. Private to "damas": m. Private to "daños": oñ.
"damas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "daños" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- damas ← admas · daams · damass · dammas · damsa · ddamas · dmaas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "damas" for "daños" ever safe?
Frequency check: "damas" vs "daños" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "damas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "daños" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "damas" and "daños" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damas vs dimas". 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 #306,659 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.