Which to use
“daña” and “dañen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,808
- “daña” frequency rank
- #47,695
- “dañen” frequency rank
- 64503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | daña | dañen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dañar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dañar. |
Where the eye mixes daña and dañen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. daña runs 4 letters (CVCV) against dañen's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses daña with dañen
A purely visual mix-up. daña ([ˈd̪aɲa]) and dañen ([ˈd̪aɲẽn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
daña is recorded at frequency rank #16,808, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪aɲa]. dañen is at rank #47,695, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪aɲẽn].
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 64503, this pair ranks #45,391 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of daña vs dañen
Shared letters: adñ. Private to "daña": -. Private to "dañen": en.
"daña" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dañen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "daña" for "dañen" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "daña" or "dañen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "daña" and "dañen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "daña" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dañen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,391 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "daña" and "dañen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dañen vs donen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #45,391 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.