Which to use
“dañado” is a verb and “dragado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,130
- “dañado” frequency rank
- #45,887
- “dragado” frequency rank
- 58017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañado | dragado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de dañar. | Extracción de arena, lodo, piedras y otros materiales del lecho de un río, canal, puerto o zona navegable |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dañado and dragado apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dañado is [d̪aˈɲað̞o] while dragado is [d̪ɾaˈɣ̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58017, 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]. dragado is at rank #45,887, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪ɾaˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 58017, this pair ranks #68,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dañado vs dragado
Shared letters: ado. Private to "dañado": ñ. Private to "dragado": gr.
"dañado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dragado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dragado ← dargado · ddragado · draagdo · dragaddo · dragaod · dragdao · draggado · drgaado
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dañado" and "dragado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dañado" or "dragado"?
Remembering dañado vs dragado
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “dañado”; for a noun, it's “dragado”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “dañado” entry
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