Which to use
“dañada” and “dañadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,217
- “dañada” frequency rank
- #25,980
- “dañadas” frequency rank
- 44197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañada | dañadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de dañado, participio de dañar. | Forma del femenino plural de dañado, participio de dañar. |
Where the eye mixes dañada and dañadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dañada runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dañadas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dañada with dañadas
A purely visual mix-up. dañada ([d̪aˈɲað̞a]) and dañadas ([d̪aˈɲað̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “dañada” sits inside “dañadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dañada is recorded at frequency rank #18,217, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪aˈɲað̞a]. dañadas is at rank #25,980, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪aˈɲað̞as].
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 44197, this pair ranks #138,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dañada vs dañadas
Shared letters: adñ. Private to "dañada": -. Private to "dañadas": s.
"dañada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dañadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dañada" and "dañadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dañada" or "dañadas"?
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 "dañada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dañadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañada" and "dañadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dañadas vs donadas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #138,406 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.