Which to use
“dama” and “dogma” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,460
- “dama” frequency rank
- #24,298
- “dogma” frequency rank
- 28758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dama | dogma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça do jogo de xadrez | ponto inquestionável de uma doutrina |
Where the eye mixes dama and dogma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dama runs 4 letters (CVCV) against dogma's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dama vs dogma
A purely visual mix-up. dama (/ˈdɐ.mɐ/) and dogma (/ˈdɔɡ.mɐ/) 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 28758, 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/. dogma is at rank #24,298, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɔɡ.mɐ/.
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 28758, this pair ranks #40,032 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dama vs dogma
Shared letters: adm. Private to "dama": -. Private to "dogma": go.
"dama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dogma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dama" and "dogma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dama" or "dogma"?
After this comparison
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 "dogma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,032 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dama" and "dogma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dogma vs doula". 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 #40,032 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.