Which to use
“dama” is a noun and “dar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,460
- “dama” frequency rank
- #161
- “dar” frequency rank
- 4621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dama | dar |
|---|---|---|
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Where the eye mixes dama and dar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dama and dar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dama is /ˈdɐ.mɐ/ while dar is /ˈdaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dama is recorded at frequency rank #4,460, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɐ.mɐ/. dar is at rank #161, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈdaɾ/.
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 4621, this pair ranks #70,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dama vs dar
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dama": m. Private to "dar": r.
"dama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dar" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dama ← damma · ddama · dmaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dama" and "dar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dama" or "dar"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dama" and "dar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dama 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 #70,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.