Which to use
“dama” and “dia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,460
- “dama” frequency rank
- #51
- “dia” frequency rank
- 4511
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dama | dia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça do jogo de xadrez | espaço de tempo correspondente à rotação da Terra, que equivale a 23 horas, 56 minutos e 4 segundos |
Where the eye mixes dama and dia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dama and dia
A purely visual mix-up. dama (/ˈdɐ.mɐ/) and dia (/'dʒi.a/) 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 4511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dama is recorded at frequency rank #4,460, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɐ.mɐ/. dia is at rank #51, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'dʒi.a/.
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 4511, this pair ranks #70,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dama vs dia
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dama": m. Private to "dia": i.
"dama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dia" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dama ← damma · ddama · dmaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dama" for "dia" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dama" or "dia" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dama" and "dia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dama 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 #70,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.