dash

/ˈdæʃ/

//ˈdæʃ// noun

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The verdict

“dash” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,982. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,982
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - travessão, hífen

Corpus desk

Index PT-dash · dash · Portuguese

dash · rank #21,982 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,982
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH demografia

Nearest frequency peer: demografia (+3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “dash”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “dash” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dash vs dos
50% similar
dash vs day
50% similar
dash vs dat
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dash
PropertyValue
Headworddash
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdæʃ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#21,982
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “dash”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).dashcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “demografia” (#21,985), “concept” (#21,970), “complicação” (#21,968). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “dash” fica em #21,982. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around dash (IPA /ˈdæʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,982 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for dash, with forms such as "adsh", "dahs", and "dashh". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "dos", "day", "dat", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is dash, spelled D-A-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    travessão, hífen
  2. 2
    carreira, arrancada, investida
  3. 3
    golpe inesperado
  4. 4
    movimento súbito
  5. 5
    choque
  6. 6
    sinal musical
  7. 7
    charco
  8. 8
    salpico de lama ou água
  9. 9
    poça de água
  10. 10
    mergulho

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adsh
  • dahs
  • dashh
  • dassh
  • ddash
  • dsah

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dash - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

adsh2dahs2dashh1dassh1ddash1dsah2
Edit distance from "dash"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dash"?
"dash" is spelled D-A-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdæʃ/.
What does "dash" mean?
As a noun, "dash" means: travessão, hífen
What words are commonly confused with "dash"?
"dash" is commonly confused with "dos", "day", "dat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dash"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dash" is /ˈdæʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dash" come from?
"dash" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dash", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

caco#21,952even#22,024hera#22,045mimo#22,094

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

névoa6 variantswind6 variantsfund6 variantsflat6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list