Which to use
“damos” is a verb and “daños” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,391
- “damos” frequency rank
- #2,391
- “daños” frequency rank
- 5782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | damos | daños |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de dar o de darse. | Forma del plural de daño. |
Where the eye mixes damos and daños
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between damos and daños
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: damos is [ˈd̪amos] while daños is [ˈd̪aɲos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - m in “damos” becomes ñ in “daños”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
damos is recorded at frequency rank #3,391, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪amos]. 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 5782, this pair ranks #312,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of damos vs daños
Shared letters: ados. Private to "damos": m. Private to "daños": ñ.
"damos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "daños" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- damos ← admos · dammos · damoss · damso · daoms · ddamos · dmaos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "damos" and "daños" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "damos" 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 "damos" 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 #312,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "damos" and "daños" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damos 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 #312,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.