Which to use
“dañadas” and “dañados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,980
- “dañadas” frequency rank
- #20,640
- “dañados” frequency rank
- 46620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañadas | dañados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de dañado, participio de dañar. | Forma del plural de dañado, participio de dañar. |
Where the eye mixes dañadas and dañados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dañadas and dañados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dañadas vs dañados
A purely visual mix-up. dañadas ([d̪aˈɲað̞as]) and dañados ([d̪aˈɲað̞os]) 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 “dañadas” becomes o in “dañados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dañadas is recorded at frequency rank #25,980, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪aˈɲað̞as]. dañados is at rank #20,640, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪aˈɲað̞os].
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 46620, this pair ranks #124,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dañadas vs dañados
Shared letters: adsñ. Private to "dañadas": -. Private to "dañados": o.
"dañadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dañados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dañadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dañados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañadas" and "dañados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dañadas vs donadas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #124,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.