Which to use
“dança” is a noun and “densa” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,462
- “dança” frequency rank
- #16,029
- “densa” frequency rank
- 17491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dança | densa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | arte que consiste em movimentos do corpo, geralmente em sintonia com uma música | forma feminina de denso |
Where the eye mixes dança and densa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dança and densa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between dança and densa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dança is /ˈdɐ̃.sɐ/ while densa is /ˈdẽ.sɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dança is recorded at frequency rank #1,462, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɐ̃.sɐ/. densa is at rank #16,029, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈdẽ.sɐ/.
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 17491, this pair ranks #53,746 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dança vs densa
Shared letters: adn. Private to "dança": ç. Private to "densa": es.
"dança" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "densa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- densa ← ddensa · denas · dennsa · denssa · desna · dnesa · ednsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dança" and "densa" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dança" vs "densa" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dança" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "densa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,746 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dança" and "densa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denota vs densa". 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 #53,746 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.