Which to use
“dañinas” and “dañino” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,526
- “dañinas” frequency rank
- #23,015
- “dañino” frequency rank
- 56541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañinas | dañino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de dañino. | Que hace daño o perjudica. |
Where the eye mixes dañinas and dañino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dañinas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against dañino's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dañinas with dañino
A purely visual mix-up. dañinas ([d̪aˈɲinas]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dañinas is recorded at frequency rank #33,526, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪aˈɲinas]. 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 56541, this pair ranks #74,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dañinas vs dañino
Shared letters: adinñ. Private to "dañinas": s. Private to "dañino": o.
"dañinas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dañino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dañinas" and "dañino" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dañinas" or "dañino" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dañinas" 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 #74,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañinas" and "dañino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dádivas vs dañinas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #74,195 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.