duas

/ˈdu.ɐʃ/

//ˈdu.ɐʃ// num

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The verdict

“duas” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #188. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#188
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feminino de dois/dous; representado pelo símbolo 2 (algarismos indo-arábicos) ou II (algarismos romanos)

Corpus desk

Index PT-duas · duas · Portuguese

duas · rank #188 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #188
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH após

Nearest frequency peer: após (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “duas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “duas” 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).

duas vs duo
50% similar
duas vs due
50% similar
duas vs dub
50% similar

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

Key facts for duas
PropertyValue
Headwordduas
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNumeral
IPA/ˈdu.ɐʃ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#188
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “duas”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.duascai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “após” (#187), “grupo” (#189), “estar” (#186). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “duas” fica em #188. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around duas (IPA /ˈdu.ɐʃ/), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #188 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "feminino de dois/dous; representado pelo símbolo 2 (algarismos indo-arábicos) ou II (algarismos romanos)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for duas, with forms such as "daus", "dduas", and "duass". 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, "duo", "due", "dub", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored 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 duas, spelled D-U-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    feminino de dois/dous; representado pelo símbolo 2 (algarismos indo-arábicos) ou II (algarismos romanos)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • daus
  • dduas
  • duass
  • dusa
  • udas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

daus2dduas1duass1dusa2udas2
Edit distance from "duas"

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 "duas"?
"duas" is spelled D-U-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdu.ɐʃ/.
What does "duas" mean?
As a numeral, "duas" means: feminino de dois/dous; representado pelo símbolo 2 (algarismos indo-arábicos) ou II (algarismos romanos)
What words are commonly confused with "duas"?
"duas" is commonly confused with "duo", "due", "dub". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "duas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "duas" is /ˈdu.ɐʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "duas" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

após#187meio#190tipo#192deve#182

Similar misspelling depth

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

cara5 variantslado5 variantsdisse5 variantsfoto5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list