dardovsdardosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#27,939
“dardo” frequency rank
#29,577
“dardos” frequency rank
57516
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dardo dardos
Definition Pequeña arma punzante que se arroja con la mano o con una cerbatana Juego en el que se enfrentan dos jugadores que tiran dardos contra una diana para descontar de sus puntajes iniciales y así llegar a cero puntos lo más rápido posible.

Where the eye mixes dardo and dardos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dardo runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against dardos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
dardo
6 ch
dardos

Visual trap between dardo and dardos

A purely visual mix-up. dardo ([ˈd̪aɾð̞o]) and dardos ([ˈd̪aɾð̞os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “dardo” sits inside “dardos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dardo is recorded at frequency rank #27,939, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪aɾð̞o]. dardos is at rank #29,577, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪aɾð̞os].

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 57516, this pair ranks #70,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dardo vs dardos

Shared letters: ador. Private to "dardo": -. Private to "dardos": s.

"dardo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "dardos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dardo ← adrdo · dadro · darddo · darod · darrdo · ddardo · drado
  • dardos ← adrdos · dadros · darddos · dardoss · dardso · darods · darrdos · ddardos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dardo" and "dardos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪aɾð̞o] versus [ˈd̪aɾð̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dardo" vs "dardos" - which ranks higher?
"dardo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,939 in our Spanish list, against #29,577 for "dardos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "dardo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dardos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #70,224 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dardo" and "dardos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dade vs dardo". 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 #70,224 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