dansvsdaraConfusable pair

Quick tell: dans is a noun, dara is a num, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

4 ch
dans
4 ch
dara

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

  • dans ← adns · danns · danss · dasn · ddans · dnas
  • dara ← adra · daar · darra · ddara · draa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dans" for "dara" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dans" is a noun and "dara" a num, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "dans" vs "dara" - which ranks higher?
"dans" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,559 in our Portuguese list, against #27,030 for "dara". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list