Which to use
“damo” and “dash” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,855
- “damo” frequency rank
- #21,982
- “dash” frequency rank
- 70837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | damo | dash |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dama, rainha | travessão, hífen |
Where the eye mixes damo and dash
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between damo and dash
A purely visual mix-up. damo (/ˈda.mɔ/) and dash (/ˈdæʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
damo is recorded at frequency rank #48,855, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈda.mɔ/. dash is at rank #21,982, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdæʃ/.
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 70837, this pair ranks #3,515 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of damo vs dash
Shared letters: ad. Private to "damo": mo. Private to "dash": hs.
"damo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dash" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "damo" and "dash" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "damo" vs "dash" - which ranks higher?
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 "damo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dash" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,515 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "damo" and "dash" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damo 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 #3,515 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.