Which to use
“dañar” and “dará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,272
- “dañar” frequency rank
- #2,705
- “dará” frequency rank
- 11977
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañar | dará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer que alguien tener herida. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de dar o de darse. |
Where the eye mixes dañar and dará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dañar with dará
A purely visual mix-up. dañar ([d̪aˈɲaɾ]) 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 11977, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dañar is recorded at frequency rank #9,272, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪aˈɲaɾ]. 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 11977, this pair ranks #293,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dañar vs dará
Shared letters: adr. Private to "dañar": ñ. Private to "dará": á.
"dañar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dará" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dañar" and "dará" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dañar" vs "dará" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dañar" 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 #293,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañar" and "dará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dañar vs danger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #293,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.