Which to use
“dañen” is a verb and “dañino” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,695
- “dañen” frequency rank
- #23,015
- “dañino” frequency rank
- 70710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañen | dañino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dañar. | Que hace daño o perjudica. |
Where the eye mixes dañen and dañino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dañen runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against dañino's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dañen vs dañino
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dañen is [ˈd̪aɲẽn] while dañino is [d̪aˈɲino]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dañen is recorded at frequency rank #47,695, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪aɲẽn]. dañino is at rank #23,015, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪aˈɲino].
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 70710, this pair ranks #29,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dañen vs dañino
Shared letters: adnñ. Private to "dañen": e. Private to "dañino": io.
"dañen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dañino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dañen" and "dañino" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dañen" or "dañino" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dañen" and "dañino" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dañen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dañino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañen" and "dañino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dañen vs donen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #29,096 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.