Which to use
“dañina” and “dañinas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,578
- “dañina” frequency rank
- #33,526
- “dañinas” frequency rank
- 63104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañina | dañinas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de dañino. | Forma del femenino plural de dañino. |
Where the eye mixes dañina and dañinas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dañina runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dañinas's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dañina with dañinas
A purely visual mix-up. dañina ([d̪aˈɲina]) and dañinas ([d̪aˈɲinas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “dañina” sits inside “dañinas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dañina is recorded at frequency rank #29,578, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪aˈɲina]. dañinas is at rank #33,526, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪aˈɲinas].
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 63104, this pair ranks #49,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dañina vs dañinas
Shared letters: adinñ. Private to "dañina": -. Private to "dañinas": s.
"dañina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dañinas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dañina" and "dañinas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dañina" or "dañinas"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dañina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dañinas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañina" and "dañinas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dádivas vs dañinas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #49,845 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.