dañanvsdataWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: dañan is a verb, data is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dañan” is a verb and “data” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,097
“dañan” frequency rank
#3,695
“data” frequency rank
27792
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dañan data
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dañar. Nota que indica el lugar y fecha en que algo acontece o se lleva a cabo, en particular como referencia en un documento.

Where the eye mixes dañan and data

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dañan runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against data's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
dañan
4 ch
data

Why the eye confuses dañan with data

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dañan is [ˈd̪aɲãn] while data is [ˈd̪at̪a]. 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 27792, 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]. data is at rank #3,695, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪at̪a].

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 27792, this pair ranks #225,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dañan vs data

Shared letters: ad. Private to "dañan": nñ. Private to "data": t.

"dañan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "data" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • data ← adta · daat · datta · ddata · dtaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dañan" and "data" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dañan" is a verb and "data" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dañan" or "data" show up more?
"data" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,695 in our Spanish list, against #24,097 for "dañan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dañan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "data" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #225,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dañan" and "data" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dañan vs donen". 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 #225,139 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