Which to use
“dará” is a verb and “día” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,705
- “dará” frequency rank
- #76
- “día” frequency rank
- 2781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dará | día |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de dar o de darse. | Tiempo que tarda la Tierra en dar una vuelta alrededor de su eje, equivalente a 24 horas. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dará and día apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dará is [d̪aˈɾa] while día is [ˈd̪ia]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2781, 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]. día is at rank #76, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ia].
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 2781, this pair ranks #319,656 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dará vs día
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dará": rá. Private to "día": í.
"dará" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "día" · 3 letters · shape CVV