Which to use
“daemon” and “damo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,853
- “daemon” frequency rank
- #48,855
- “damo” frequency rank
- 97708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | daemon | damo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deus | dama, rainha |
Where the eye mixes daemon and damo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses daemon with damo
A purely visual mix-up. daemon (/ˈdimən/) and damo (/ˈda.mɔ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 97708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
daemon is recorded at frequency rank #48,853, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdimən/. damo is at rank #48,855, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈda.mɔ/.
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 97708, this pair ranks #22 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of daemon vs damo
Shared letters: admo. Private to "daemon": en. Private to "damo": -.
"daemon" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "damo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "daemon" for "damo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "daemon" or "damo"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "daemon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "damo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "daemon" and "damo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damo 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 #22 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.