Which to use
“daña” is a verb and “dura” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,808
- “daña” frequency rank
- #1,723
- “dura” frequency rank
- 18531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | daña | dura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dañar. | Forma del femenino singular de duro. |
Where the eye mixes daña and dura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: daña vs dura
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: daña is [ˈd̪aɲa] while dura is [ˈd̪uɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18531, 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]. dura is at rank #1,723, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪uɾa].
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 18531, this pair ranks #267,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of daña vs dura
Shared letters: ad. Private to "daña": ñ. Private to "dura": ru.
"daña" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dura ← ddura · drua · duar · durra · udra
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "daña" and "dura" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "daña" vs "dura" - 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 "dura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "daña" and "dura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "daña 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 #267,530 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.