Which to use
“dañina” and “dañino” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,578
- “dañina” frequency rank
- #23,015
- “dañino” frequency rank
- 52593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañina | dañino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de dañino. | Que hace daño o perjudica. |
Where the eye mixes dañina and dañino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dañina and dañino follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dañina vs dañino
A purely visual mix-up. dañina ([d̪aˈɲina]) and dañino ([d̪aˈɲino]) 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 - a in “dañina” becomes o in “dañino”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52593, 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]. 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 52593, this pair ranks #91,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dañina vs dañino
Shared letters: adinñ. Private to "dañina": -. Private to "dañino": o.
"dañina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dañino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dañina" for "dañino" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dañina" vs "dañino" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dañina" 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 #91,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañina" and "dañino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dalila vs dañina". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #91,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.