Which to use
“dañan” and “datan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,097
- “dañan” frequency rank
- #25,209
- “datan” frequency rank
- 49306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañan | datan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dañar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de datar. |
Where the eye mixes dañan and datan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dañan vs datan
A purely visual mix-up. dañan ([ˈd̪aɲãn]) and datan ([ˈd̪at̪ãn]) 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 a single letter - ñ in “dañan” becomes t in “datan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49306, 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]. datan is at rank #25,209, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪at̪ãn].
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 49306, this pair ranks #109,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dañan vs datan
Shared letters: adn. Private to "dañan": ñ. Private to "datan": t.
"dañan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "datan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- datan ← adtan · daatn · datann · datna · dattan · ddatan · dtaan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dañan" and "datan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dañan" or "datan"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dañan" and "datan" 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 "datan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañan" and "datan" 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 #109,586 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.