Which to use
“damo” and “demos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,855
- “damo” frequency rank
- #8,749
- “demos” frequency rank
- 57604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | damo | demos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dama, rainha | forma plural de demo |
Where the eye mixes damo and demos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. damo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against demos's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between damo and demos
A purely visual mix-up. damo (/ˈda.mɔ/) and demos (/ˈde.mʊs/) 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 57604, 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/. demos is at rank #8,749, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈde.mʊs/.
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 57604, this pair ranks #9,237 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of damo vs demos
Shared letters: dmo. Private to "damo": a. Private to "demos": es.
"damo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "demos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "damo" and "demos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "damo" vs "demos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "damo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,237 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "damo" and "demos" 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 #9,237 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.