daí vs das, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“daí” and “das” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,387
“daí” frequency rank: #35
“das” frequency rank: 1422
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	daí	das
Definition	contração da preposição de com o advérbio de lugar aí:	da preposição de com o artigo definido feminino plural as

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set daí and das apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch

daí

3 ch

das

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. daí (/dɐ.ˈi/) and das (/dɐs/) 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 a single letter - í in “daí” becomes s in “das”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1422, 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/. das is at rank #35, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /dɐs/.

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 1422, this pair ranks #74,153 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of daí vs das

Shared letters: ad. Private to "daí": í. Private to "das": s.

"daí" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "das" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequency comparison

daí#1,387

das#35

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "daí" and "das" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/dɐ.ˈi/ versus /dɐs/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "daí" or "das"?

"das" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35 in our Portuguese list, against #1,387 for "daí". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering daí vs das

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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