diz
/ˈʤis/
The verdict
“diz” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #156 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #156
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo dizer
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | diz |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈʤis/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #156 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “diz” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for diz is 3 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈʤis/. Corpus data places it at rank #156 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo dizer
- 2segunda 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.
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Using “diz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-I-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈʤis/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “do” - see the side-by-side comparison. diz vs do
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.