Which to use
“dano” is a noun and “do” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,994
- “dano” frequency rank
- #6
- “do” frequency rank
- 5000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dano | do |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mal ou ofensa pessoal | contração da preposição de com o artigo definido o |
Where the eye mixes dano and do
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dano and do
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dano is /ˈdɐ.nu/ while do is /du/ (/do/, se enfático). Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs contraction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dano is recorded at frequency rank #4,994, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɐ.nu/. do is at rank #6, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /du/ (/do/, se enfático).
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 5000, this pair ranks #69,727 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dano vs do
Shared letters: do. Private to "dano": an. Private to "do": -.
"dano" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "do" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dano ← adno · danno · daon · ddano · dnao
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dano" and "do" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dano" or "do" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dano" and "do" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "do" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,727 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dano" and "do" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dano 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 #69,727 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.