daravsdataWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

“dara” is a num and “data” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,030
“dara” frequency rank
#802
“data” frequency rank
27832
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dara data
Definition segundo, numeral ordinal relacionado ao número 2 valor que indica um determinado momento no tempo

Letter map: dara vs data

Shared letters muted; letters that set dara and data apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
dara
4 ch
data

Grammar separator: dara vs data

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dara is anum and dataanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - r in “dara” becomes t in “data”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dara is recorded at frequency rank #27,030, classified as anum. data is at rank #802, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'da.tə/.

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 27832, this pair ranks #41,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dara vs data

Shared letters: ad. Private to "dara": r. Private to "data": t.

"dara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "data" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • daraadra · daar · darra · ddara · draa
  • dataadta · daat · datta · ddata · dtaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dara" and "data" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dara" is a num and "data" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "dara" vs "data" - which ranks higher?
"data" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #802 in our Portuguese list, against #27,030 for "dara". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

You've compared "dara" and "data". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "data" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #41,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dara" and "data" 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 #41,083 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