Which to use
“dam” and “dias” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,654
- “dam” frequency rank
- #139
- “dias” frequency rank
- 34793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dam | dias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | senhora | plural de dia |
Where the eye mixes dam and dias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dam vs dias
A purely visual mix-up. dam (/dɑːm/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and dias (/ˈdiɐʃ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dam is recorded at frequency rank #34,654, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɑːm/ ouvir^(fonte ?). dias is at rank #139, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdiɐʃ/.
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 34793, this pair ranks #32,384 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dam vs dias
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dam": m. Private to "dias": is.
"dam" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dias" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dias ← dais · ddias · diass · disa · idas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dam" and "dias" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dam" vs "dias" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dam" and "dias" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,384 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dam" and "dias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dam 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 #32,384 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.