Which to use
“damos” and “dimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,391
- “damos” frequency rank
- #7,144
- “dimos” frequency rank
- 10535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | damos | dimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de dar o de darse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dar o de darse. |
Where the eye mixes damos and dimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: damos vs dimos
A purely visual mix-up. damos ([ˈd̪amos]) and dimos ([ˈd̪imos]) 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 a single letter - a in “damos” becomes i in “dimos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10535, 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]. dimos is at rank #7,144, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪imos].
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 10535, this pair ranks #298,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of damos vs dimos
Shared letters: dmos. Private to "damos": a. Private to "dimos": i.
"damos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dimos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "damos" and "dimos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "damos" vs "dimos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "dimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #298,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "damos" and "dimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dimos vs divo". 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 #298,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.