Which to use
“damo” and “duto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,855
- “damo” frequency rank
- #35,558
- “duto” frequency rank
- 84413
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | damo | duto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dama, rainha | cano (peça cilíndrica oca) |
Where the eye mixes damo and duto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. damo and duto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: damo vs duto
A purely visual mix-up. damo (/ˈda.mɔ/) and duto (/'du.tʊ/.) 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 84413, 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/. duto is at rank #35,558, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'du.tʊ/..
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 84413, this pair ranks #791 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of damo vs duto
Shared letters: do. Private to "damo": am. Private to "duto": tu.
"damo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "damo" and "duto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "damo" or "duto"?
What to do next
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 "duto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #791 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "damo" and "duto" 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 #791 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.