# daí vs dig

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### daí
*contraction · IPA /dɐ.ˈi/ · frequency rank #1,387*
contração da preposição de com o advérbio de lugar aí:

### dig
*verb · frequency rank #34,238*
cavar, escavar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/dai-vs-dig