Which to use
“dans” is a noun and “dara” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,559
- “dans” frequency rank
- #27,030
- “dara” frequency rank
- 41589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dans | dara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acusativo singular de dansur | segundo, numeral ordinal relacionado ao número 2 |
Letter map: dans vs dara
Shared letters muted; letters that set dans and dara apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. dans (CVCC) and dara (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for dans / dara
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dans is anoun and daraanum. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dans is recorded at frequency rank #14,559, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdan̥s/. dara is at rank #27,030, tagged as anum.
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 41589, this pair ranks #24,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dans vs dara
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dans": ns. Private to "dara": r.
"dans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dans" for "dara" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dans" vs "dara" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "dans" and "dara". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dans" and "dara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dara 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 #24,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.