Which to use
“das” is a contraction and “Davi” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35
- “das” frequency rank
- #5,182
- “Davi” frequency rank
- 5217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | das | Davi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | da preposição de com o artigo definido feminino plural as | prenome masculino |
Where the eye mixes das and Davi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: das vs Davi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: das is /dɐs/ while Davi is /da.ˈvi/.. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (contraction vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
das is recorded at frequency rank #35, classified as acontraction, pronounced /dɐs/. Davi is at rank #5,182, tagged as anoun, pronounced /da.ˈvi/..
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 5217, this pair ranks #69,455 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of das vs Davi
Shared letters: ad. Private to "das": s. Private to "Davi": iv.
"das" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Davi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Davi ← advi · daiv · davvi · ddavi · dvai
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "das" and "Davi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "das" or "Davi" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "das" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Davi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,455 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "das" and "Davi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs Davi". 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 #69,455 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.