Which to use
“dans” and “donas” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,559
- “dans” frequency rank
- #17,263
- “donas” frequency rank
- 31822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dans | donas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acusativo singular de dansur | forma feminina plural de dono: |
Where the eye mixes dans and donas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dans and donas
A purely visual mix-up. dans (/ˈdan̥s/) and donas (/ˈdo.nɐs/) 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 31822, 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/. donas is at rank #17,263, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdo.nɐs/.
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 31822, this pair ranks #36,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dans vs donas
Shared letters: adns. Private to "dans": -. Private to "donas": o.
"dans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "donas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dans" and "donas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dans" or "donas" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dans" and "donas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dans" and "donas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dans 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 #36,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.