Which to use
“dam” is a noun and “dig” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,654
- “dam” frequency rank
- #34,238
- “dig” frequency rank
- 68892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dam | dig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | senhora | cavar, escavar |
Letter map: dam vs dig
Shared letters muted; letters that set dam and dig apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. dam and dig follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for dam / dig
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dam is anoun and digaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68892, 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 ?). dig is at rank #34,238, tagged as averb.
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 68892, this pair ranks #4,115 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dam vs dig
Shared letters: d. Private to "dam": am. Private to "dig": gi.
"dam" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dig" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dam" for "dig" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dam" or "dig" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "dam" vs "dig" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,115 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dam" and "dig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dam vs dat". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #4,115 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.