# damn vs dash

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### damn
*adjective · IPA /dæm/ · frequency rank #27,429*
merda de, porra de, raio de

### dash
*noun · IPA /ˈdæʃ/ · frequency rank #21,982*
travessão, hífen

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