dano
/ˈdɐ.nu/
The verdict
“dano” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #4,994 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,994
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mal ou ofensa pessoal
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dano |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɐ.nu/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #4,994 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dano” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for dano is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈdɐ.nu/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,994 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for dano, with forms such as "adno", "danno", and "daon". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "do", "das", "dar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is dano, spelled D-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1mal ou ofensa pessoal
- 2prejuízo material por desgaste, deterioração ou inutilização de algo
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: adno,danno,daon,ddano,dnao
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dano - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “dano”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈdɐ.nu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “do” - see the side-by-side comparison. dano vs do
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.