Which to use
“daña” and “donan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,808
- “daña” frequency rank
- #41,873
- “donan” frequency rank
- 58681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | daña | donan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 indicativo de donar. |
Where the eye mixes daña and donan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. daña runs 4 letters (CVCV) against donan's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between daña and donan
A purely visual mix-up. daña ([ˈd̪aɲa]) and donan ([ˈd̪onãn]) 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 58681, 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]. donan is at rank #41,873, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪onãn].
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 58681, this pair ranks #65,569 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of daña vs donan
Shared letters: ad. Private to "daña": ñ. Private to "donan": no.
"daña" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "donan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- donan ← ddonan · dnoan · doann · donann · donnan · odnan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "daña" and "donan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "daña" vs "donan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "daña" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,569 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "daña" and "donan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "donan vs dont". 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 #65,569 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.