darávsdateWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,705
“dará” frequency rank
#7,701
“date” frequency rank
10406
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dará date
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de dar o de darse. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del imperativo afirmativo de darse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dará and date apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
dará
4 ch
date

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. dará ([d̪aˈɾa]) and date ([ˈd̪at̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10406, 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]. date is at rank #7,701, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪at̪e].

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 10406, this pair ranks #298,729 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of dará vs date

Shared letters: ad. Private to "dará": . Private to "date": et.

"dará" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "date" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dateadte · daet · datte · ddate · dtae

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dará" and "date" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪aˈɾa] versus [ˈd̪at̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dará" or "date"?
"dará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,705 in our Spanish list, against #7,701 for "date". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list