damasvsdatosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“damas” and “datos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,487
“damas” frequency rank
#391
“datos” frequency rank
5878
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature damas datos
Definition Forma del plural de dama. Forma del plural de dato.

Where the eye mixes damas and datos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
damas
5 ch
datos

Visual trap between damas and datos

A purely visual mix-up. damas ([ˈd̪amas]) and datos ([ˈd̪at̪os]) 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 5878, 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]. datos is at rank #391, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪at̪os].

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 5878, this pair ranks #312,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of damas vs datos

Shared letters: ads. Private to "damas": m. Private to "datos": ot.

"damas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "datos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • damasadmas · daams · damass · dammas · damsa · ddamas · dmaas
  • datosadtos · daots · datoss · datso · dattos · ddatos · dtaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "damas" and "datos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪amas] versus [ˈd̪at̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "damas" vs "datos" - which ranks higher?
"datos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #391 in our Spanish list, against #5,487 for "damas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "damas" and "datos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "damas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "datos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #312,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "damas" and "datos" 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 #312,414 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