darvsdomarTell them apart

Which to use

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

#263
“dar” frequency rank
#39,710
“domar” frequency rank
39973
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dar domar
Definition Traspasar algo a otra persona de forma gratuita. Transformar un animal salvaje en un animal doméstico: hacerlo mas predecible o mas controlable.

Where the eye mixes dar and domar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

3 ch
dar
5 ch
domar

Look-alike desk: dar vs domar

A purely visual mix-up. dar ([ˈd̪aɾ]) and domar ([d̪oˈmaɾ]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dar is recorded at frequency rank #263, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪aɾ]. domar is at rank #39,710, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪oˈmaɾ].

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 39973, this pair ranks #161,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dar vs domar

Shared letters: adr. Private to "dar": -. Private to "domar": mo.

"dar" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "domar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • domarddomar · dmoar · doamr · domarr · dommar · domra · odmar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dar" for "domar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪aɾ] versus [d̪oˈmaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dar" or "domar" show up more?
"dar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #263 in our Spanish list, against #39,710 for "domar". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "dar" and "domar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "domar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #161,627 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dar" and "domar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dimas vs domar". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #161,627 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