Which to use
“dara” is a num and “das” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,030
- “dara” frequency rank
- #35
- “das” frequency rank
- 27065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dara | das |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segundo, numeral ordinal relacionado ao número 2 | da preposição de com o artigo definido feminino plural as |
Letter map: dara vs das
Shared letters muted; letters that set dara and das apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for dara / das
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dara is anum and dasacontraction. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dara is recorded at frequency rank #27,030, classified as anum. das is at rank #35, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /dɐs/.
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 27065, this pair ranks #41,961 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dara vs das
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dara": r. Private to "das": s.
"dara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "das" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dara ← adra · daar · darra · ddara · draa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dara" and "das" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dara" vs "das" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "dara" and "das". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "das" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,961 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dara" and "das" 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 #41,961 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.