Which to use
“dañan” and “dará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,097
- “dañan” frequency rank
- #2,705
- “dará” frequency rank
- 26802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañan | dará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dañar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de dar o de darse. |
Where the eye mixes dañan and dará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dañan runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against dará's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dañan and dará
A purely visual mix-up. dañan ([ˈd̪aɲãn]) and dará ([d̪aˈɾa]) 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 26802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dañan is recorded at frequency rank #24,097, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪aɲãn]. dará is at rank #2,705, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪aˈɾa].
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 26802, this pair ranks #229,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dañan vs dará
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dañan": nñ. Private to "dará": rá.
"dañan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dará" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dañan" and "dará" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dañan" or "dará" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dañan" and "dará" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dañan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañan" and "dará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dañan vs donen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #229,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.