Which to use
“dañado” and “dando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,130
- “dañado” frequency rank
- #984
- “dando” frequency rank
- 13114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañado | dando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de dañar. | Gerundio de dar. |
Where the eye mixes dañado and dando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dañado and dando
A purely visual mix-up. dañado ([d̪aˈɲað̞o]) and dando ([ˈd̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 13114, 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]. dando is at rank #984, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 13114, this pair ranks #289,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dañado vs dando
Shared letters: ado. Private to "dañado": ñ. Private to "dando": n.
"dañado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dando" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dando ← adndo · dadno · danddo · danndo · danod · ddando · dnado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dañado" and "dando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dañado" or "dando"?
After this comparison
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 "dando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañado" and "dando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dañado vs dragado". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #289,084 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.