Which to use
“dama” is a noun and “domar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,460
- “dama” frequency rank
- #41,959
- “domar” frequency rank
- 46419
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dama | domar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça do jogo de xadrez | amansar |
Where the eye mixes dama and domar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dama runs 4 letters (CVCV) against domar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dama vs domar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dama is /ˈdɐ.mɐ/ while domar is /du.ˈmaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46419, 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/. domar is at rank #41,959, tagged as averb, pronounced /du.ˈmaɾ/.
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 46419, this pair ranks #18,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dama vs domar
Shared letters: adm. Private to "dama": -. Private to "domar": or.
"dama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "domar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dama" and "domar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dama" vs "domar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dama" and "domar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "domar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dama" and "domar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domar vs domo". 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 #18,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.