Which to use
“dañado” and “dañaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,130
- “dañado” frequency rank
- #41,285
- “dañaron” frequency rank
- 53415
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañado | dañaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de dañar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dañar. |
Where the eye mixes dañado and dañaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dañado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dañaron's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dañado vs dañaron
A purely visual mix-up. dañado ([d̪aˈɲað̞o]) and dañaron ([d̪aˈɲaɾõn]) 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 53415, 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]. dañaron is at rank #41,285, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪aˈɲaɾõn].
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 53415, this pair ranks #87,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dañado vs dañaron
Shared letters: adoñ. Private to "dañado": -. Private to "dañaron": nr.
"dañado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dañaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dañado" and "dañaron" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dañado" or "dañaron"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dañado" and "dañaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dañado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dañaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañado" and "dañaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dañaron vs dudaron". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #87,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.