dimasvsdomaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#47,737
“dimas” frequency rank
#43,533
“doma” frequency rank
91270
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dimas doma
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de dimir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de domar.

Where the eye mixes dimas and doma

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
dimas
4 ch
doma

Look-alike desk: dimas vs doma

A purely visual mix-up. dimas ([ˈd̪imas]) and doma ([ˈd̪oma]) 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 91270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dimas is recorded at frequency rank #47,737, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪imas]. doma is at rank #43,533, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪oma].

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 91270, this pair ranks #2,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dimas vs doma

Shared letters: adm. Private to "dimas": is. Private to "doma": o.

"dimas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "doma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dimasddimas · diams · dimass · dimmas · dimsa · dmias · idmas
  • domaddoma · dmoa · doam · domma · odma

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dimas" and "doma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪imas] versus [ˈd̪oma]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dimas" or "doma" show up more?
"doma" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,533 in our Spanish list, against #47,737 for "dimas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dimas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "doma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dimas" and "doma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dimas vs diván". 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 #2,081 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