diz

/ˈʤis/

//ˈʤis// verb

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The verdict

“diz” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #156) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#156
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo dizer

Corpus desk

Index PT-diz · diz · Portuguese

diz · rank #156 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #156
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desde

Nearest frequency peer: desde (-1 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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “diz”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “diz” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

diz vs do
33% similar
diz vs DJ
0% similar
diz vs du
33% similar

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

Key facts for diz
PropertyValue
Headworddiz
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈʤis/
Letters3
Frequency rank#156
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “diz”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “desde” (#155), “falar” (#157), “nome” (#153). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “diz” fica em #156. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for diz is neighbouring look-alikes ("do", "DJ", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced /ˈʤis/. Frequency #156 among 1,193 “D” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

diz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "do", "DJ", "du", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is diz, spelled D-I-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo dizer
  2. 2
    segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo dizer

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 "diz"?
"diz" is spelled D-I-Z. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʤis/.
What does "diz" mean?
As a verb, "diz" means: terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo dizer
What words are commonly confused with "diz"?
"diz" is commonly confused with "do", "DJ", "du". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diz" is /ˈʤis/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diz" come from?
"diz" 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 "diz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dar#161boa#165sim#147mãe#170

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list