# dama vs dem

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### dama
*noun · IPA /ˈdɐ.mɐ/ · frequency rank #4,460*
peça do jogo de xadrez

### dem
*article · IPA /deːm/ · frequency rank #7,268*
o, ao, do, artigo definido masculino do caso dativo singular

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