Which to use
“daí” is a contraction and “dare” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,387
- “daí” frequency rank
- #37,740
- “dare” frequency rank
- 39127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | daí | dare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição de com o advérbio de lugar aí: | desafio |
Where the eye mixes daí and dare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between daí and dare
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: daí is /dɐ.ˈi/ while dare is /deə(ɹ)/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (contraction vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39127, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
daí is recorded at frequency rank #1,387, classified as acontraction, pronounced /dɐ.ˈi/. dare is at rank #37,740, tagged as anoun, pronounced /deə(ɹ)/.
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 39127, this pair ranks #27,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of daí vs dare
Shared letters: ad. Private to "daí": í. Private to "dare": er.
"daí" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "dare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dare ← adre · darre · ddare · drae
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "daí" and "dare" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "daí" or "dare" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "daí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "daí" and "dare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dare 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 #27,204 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.