dañadovsdañaronConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
dañado
7 ch
dañaron

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?
No. They are said differently ([d̪aˈɲað̞o] versus [d̪aˈɲaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dañado" or "dañaron"?
"dañado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,130 in our Spanish list, against #41,285 for "dañaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list