Which to use
“das” is a contraction and “die” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35
- “das” frequency rank
- #12,038
- “die” frequency rank
- 12073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | das | die |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | da preposição de com o artigo definido feminino plural as | o, a, os, as, artigo definido: |
Where the eye mixes das and die
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: das vs die
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: das is /dɐs/ while die is /di/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (contraction vs article), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
das is recorded at frequency rank #35, classified as acontraction, pronounced /dɐs/. die is at rank #12,038, tagged as anarticle, pronounced /di/.
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 12073, this pair ranks #60,631 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of das vs die
Shared letters: d. Private to "das": as. Private to "die": ei.
"das" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "die" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "das" and "die" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "das" or "die" 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 "das" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "die" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,631 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "das" and "die" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs die". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #60,631 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.