darásvsdebasWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#14,330
“darás” frequency rank
#29,580
“debas” frequency rank
43910
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature darás debas
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de dar o de darse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de deber.

Where the eye mixes darás and debas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. darás and debas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
darás
5 ch
debas

Look-alike desk: darás vs debas

A purely visual mix-up. darás ([d̪aˈɾas]) and debas ([ˈd̪eβ̞as]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

darás is recorded at frequency rank #14,330, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪aˈɾas]. debas is at rank #29,580, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪eβ̞as].

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 43910, this pair ranks #139,992 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of darás vs debas

Shared letters: ads. Private to "darás": rá. Private to "debas": be.

"darás" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "debas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • debas ← dbeas · ddebas · deabs · debass · debbas · debsa · devas · edbas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "darás" and "debas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪aˈɾas] versus [ˈd̪eβ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "darás" vs "debas" - which ranks higher?
"darás" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,330 in our Spanish list, against #29,580 for "debas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "darás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "debas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #139,992 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "darás" and "debas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "debas 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 #139,992 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