Which to use
“das” is a contraction and “dog” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35
- “das” frequency rank
- #8,326
- “dog” frequency rank
- 8361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | das | dog |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | da preposição de com o artigo definido feminino plural as | cão, cachorro |
Where the eye mixes das and dog
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: das vs dog
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: das is /dɐs/ while dog is /dɔɡ/. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
das is recorded at frequency rank #35, classified as acontraction, pronounced /dɐs/. dog is at rank #8,326, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɔɡ/.
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 8361, this pair ranks #65,446 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of das vs dog
Shared letters: d. Private to "das": as. Private to "dog": go.
"das" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dog" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "das" for "dog" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "das" or "dog" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "dog" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,446 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "das" and "dog" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dog". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #65,446 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.