Which to use
“dañado” and “dañan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,130
- “dañado” frequency rank
- #24,097
- “dañan” frequency rank
- 36227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañado | dañan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de dañar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dañar. |
Where the eye mixes dañado and dañan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dañado with dañan
A purely visual mix-up. dañado ([d̪aˈɲað̞o]) and dañan ([ˈd̪aɲãn]) 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 36227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dañado is recorded at frequency rank #12,130, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪aˈɲað̞o]. dañan is at rank #24,097, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪aɲãn].
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 36227, this pair ranks #181,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dañado vs dañan
Shared letters: adñ. Private to "dañado": o. Private to "dañan": n.
"dañado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dañan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dañado" for "dañan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dañado" or "dañan"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dañado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dañan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #181,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañado" and "dañan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dañan vs donen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #181,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.