Which to use
“dans” and “dink” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,559
- “dans” frequency rank
- #47,848
- “dink” frequency rank
- 62407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dans | dink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acusativo singular de dansur | um drop shot suave |
Where the eye mixes dans and dink
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. dans and dink follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dans with dink
A purely visual mix-up. dans (/ˈdan̥s/) and dink (/dɪŋk/) 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 62407, 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/. dink is at rank #47,848, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɪŋk/.
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 62407, this pair ranks #6,688 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dans vs dink
Shared letters: dn. Private to "dans": as. Private to "dink": ik.
"dans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dink" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dans" and "dink" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dans" or "dink" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,688 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dans" and "dink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dink vs dit". 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 #6,688 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.