Which to use
“das” is a contraction and “dig” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35
- “das” frequency rank
- #34,238
- “dig” frequency rank
- 34273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | das | dig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | da preposição de com o artigo definido feminino plural as | cavar, escavar |
Letter map: das vs dig
Shared letters muted; letters that set das and dig apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for das / dig
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: das is acontraction and digaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
das is recorded at frequency rank #35, classified as acontraction, pronounced /dɐs/. dig is at rank #34,238, tagged as averb.
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 34273, this pair ranks #33,042 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of das vs dig
Shared letters: d. Private to "das": as. Private to "dig": gi.
"das" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dig" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "das" and "dig" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "das" or "dig"?
What to do next
You've compared "das" and "dig". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "das" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,042 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "das" and "dig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dig". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #33,042 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.