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“dañina” and “dañinos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,578
“dañina” frequency rank
#27,940
“dañinos” frequency rank
57518
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dañina dañinos
Definition Forma del femenino de dañino. Forma del plural de dañino.

Where the eye mixes dañina and dañinos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dañina runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dañinos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
dañina
7 ch
dañinos

Why the eye confuses dañina with dañinos

A purely visual mix-up. dañina ([d̪aˈɲina]) and dañinos ([d̪aˈɲinos]) 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 57518, 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]. dañinos is at rank #27,940, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪aˈɲinos].

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 57518, this pair ranks #70,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dañina vs dañinos

Shared letters: adinñ. Private to "dañina": -. Private to "dañinos": os.

"dañina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "dañinos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dañina" and "dañinos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪aˈɲina] versus [d̪aˈɲinos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dañina" vs "dañinos" - which ranks higher?
"dañinos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,940 in our Spanish list, against #29,578 for "dañina". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "dañina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dañinos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #70,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dañina" and "dañinos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dalila vs dañina". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #70,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list