dano

//ˈdɐ.nu// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,994

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

dano is aPortuguesenoun. It means: mal ou ofensa pessoal Pronounced /ˈdɐ.nu/. It ranks #4,994 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with do and das.

Key facts for dano
PropertyValue
Headworddano
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdɐ.nu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#4,994
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of dano in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for dano is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for dano, with forms such as "adno", "danno", and "daon". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "do", "das", "dar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is dano, spelled D-A-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mal ou ofensa pessoal
  2. 2
    prejuízo material por desgaste, deterioração ou inutilização de algo

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: adno,danno,daon,ddano,dnao

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for dano

Misspelling Variants of "dano"

adno4danno5daon4ddano5dnao4
Misspelling Variants of "dano"

Frequency rank: #4,994 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dano"?
"dano" is spelled D-A-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɐ.nu/.
What does "dano" mean?
As a noun, "dano" means: mal ou ofensa pessoal
What words are commonly confused with "dano"?
"dano" is commonly confused with "do", "das", "dar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dano"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dano" is /ˈdɐ.nu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dano" come from?
"dano" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter D in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.