Which to use
“dará” and “darle” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,705
- “dará” frequency rank
- #911
- “darle” frequency rank
- 3616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dará | darle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de dar o de darse. | Infinitivo de dar (con el pronombre «le» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes dará and darle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dará and darle
A purely visual mix-up. dará ([d̪aˈɾa]) and darle ([ˈd̪aɾle]) 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 3616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dará is recorded at frequency rank #2,705, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪aˈɾa]. darle is at rank #911, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪aɾle].
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 3616, this pair ranks #317,931 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dará vs darle
Shared letters: adr. Private to "dará": á. Private to "darle": el.
"dará" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "darle" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- darle ← adrle · dalre · darel · darlle · darrle · ddarle · drale
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dará" and "darle" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dará" vs "darle" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "darle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,931 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dará" and "darle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dará vs Deva". 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 #317,931 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.