Which to use
“dam” and “dano” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,654
- “dam” frequency rank
- #4,994
- “dano” frequency rank
- 39648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dam | dano |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | senhora | mal ou ofensa pessoal |
Where the eye mixes dam and dano
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dam runs 3 letters (CVC) against dano's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dam vs dano
A purely visual mix-up. dam (/dɑːm/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and dano (/ˈdɐ.nu/) 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 39648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dam is recorded at frequency rank #34,654, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɑːm/ ouvir^(fonte ?). dano is at rank #4,994, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɐ.nu/.
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 39648, this pair ranks #26,568 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dam vs dano
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dam": m. Private to "dano": no.
"dam" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dano" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dano ← adno · danno · daon · ddano · dnao
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dam" and "dano" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dam" vs "dano" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dam" and "dano" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dano" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,568 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dam" and "dano" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dam vs dat". 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 #26,568 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.