Which to use
“dañado” and “dañar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,130
- “dañado” frequency rank
- #9,272
- “dañar” frequency rank
- 21402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañado | dañar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de dañar. | Hacer que alguien tener herida. |
Where the eye mixes dañado and dañar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dañado with dañar
A purely visual mix-up. dañado ([d̪aˈɲað̞o]) and dañar ([d̪aˈɲaɾ]) 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 21402, 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]. dañar is at rank #9,272, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪aˈɲaɾ].
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 21402, this pair ranks #255,098 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dañado vs dañar
Shared letters: adñ. Private to "dañado": o. Private to "dañar": r.
"dañado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dañar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dañado" and "dañar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dañado" vs "dañar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dañado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dañar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,098 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañado" and "dañar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dañar vs danger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #255,098 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.