danadovsdatadoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“danado” and “datado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,598
“danado” frequency rank
#20,262
“datado” frequency rank
42860
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature danado datado
Definition hidrófobo; raivoso que se sabe pertencer ou carregar registro de um momento ou data específica

Letter map: danado vs datado

Shared letters muted; letters that set danado and datado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

6 ch
danado
6 ch
datado

Corpus notes: danado and datado

danado and datado are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - n in “danado” becomes t in “datado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42860, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

danado is recorded at frequency rank #22,598, classified as anadj, pronounced /dɐ.ˈna.du/. datado is at rank #20,262, tagged as anadj.

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 42860, this pair ranks #22,852 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of danado vs datado

Shared letters: ado. Private to "danado": n. Private to "datado": t.

"danado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "datado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • danadoadnado · daando · danaddo · danaod · dandao · dannado · ddanado · dnaado
  • datadoadtado · daatdo · dataddo · dataod · datdao · dattado · ddatado · dtaado

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "danado" for "datado" ever safe?
No. They differ by a single letter - n in “danado” becomes t in “datado”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "danado" vs "datado" - which ranks higher?
"datado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,262 in our Portuguese list, against #22,598 for "danado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "danado" vs "datado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "danado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "datado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #22,852 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "danado" and "datado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "danado vs dínamo". 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 #22,852 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list