Which to use
“daquele” and “daquilo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,530
- “daquele” frequency rank
- #4,304
- “daquilo” frequency rank
- 5834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | daquele | daquilo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição de com o pronome ou determinante demonstrativo aquele: | contração da preposição de com o pronome demonstrativo aquilo: |
Where the eye mixes daquele and daquilo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: daquele vs daquilo
A purely visual mix-up. daquele (/dɐ.ˈke.lɨ/) and daquilo (/dɐ.ˈki.lu/) 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 5834, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
daquele is recorded at frequency rank #1,530, classified as acontraction, pronounced /dɐ.ˈke.lɨ/. daquilo is at rank #4,304, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /dɐ.ˈki.lu/.
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 5834, this pair ranks #68,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of daquele vs daquilo
Shared letters: adlqu. Private to "daquele": e. Private to "daquilo": io.
"daquele" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "daquilo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "daquele" and "daquilo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "daquele" or "daquilo"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "daquele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "daquilo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "daquele" and "daquilo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Daniele vs daquele". 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 #68,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.