# dama vs dua

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### dua
*verb · IPA /ˈdwa/ · frequency rank #39,112*
querer

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/dama-vs-dua