Which to use
“dam” is a noun and “doar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,654
- “dam” frequency rank
- #7,016
- “doar” frequency rank
- 41670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dam | doar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | senhora | transferir a posse de algo, gratuitamente, para outrem |
Letter map: dam vs doar
Shared letters muted; letters that set dam and doar apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. dam runs 3 letters (CVC) against doar's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for dam / doar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dam is anoun and doaraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41670, 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 ?). doar is at rank #7,016, 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 41670, this pair ranks #24,226 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dam vs doar
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dam": m. Private to "doar": or.
"dam" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "doar" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- doar ← daor · ddoar · doarr · dora · odar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dam" for "doar" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dam" or "doar" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "dam" and "doar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,226 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dam" and "doar" 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 #24,226 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.