Which to use
“dans” and “dies” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,559
- “dans” frequency rank
- #34,236
- “dies” frequency rank
- 48795
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dans | dies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acusativo singular de dansur | dia; o dia romano era o período compreendido entre o nascer do sol e o ocaso e divido em 12 horas; nessa acepção (de prazo e no singular) assume o gênero feminino |
Letter map: dans vs dies
Shared letters muted; letters that set dans and dies apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: dans and dies
dans and dies are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48795, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dans is recorded at frequency rank #14,559, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdan̥s/. dies is at rank #34,236, tagged as anoun.
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 48795, this pair ranks #16,354 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dans vs dies
Shared letters: ds. Private to "dans": an. Private to "dies": ei.
"dans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dans" for "dies" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dans" or "dies" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "dans" vs "dies" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,354 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dans" and "dies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dies vs dink". 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 #16,354 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.