Which to use
“das” is a contraction and “dos” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35
- “das” frequency rank
- #24
- “dos” frequency rank
- 59
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | das | dos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | da preposição de com o artigo definido feminino plural as | o número dois |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set das and dos apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
das and dos form a confusable pair in the Portuguese index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by a single letter - a in “das” becomes o in “dos” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
das is recorded at frequency rank #35, classified as acontraction, pronounced /dɐs/. dos is at rank #24, tagged as anum, pronounced /dɔs/.
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 59, this pair ranks #75,589 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering das vs dos
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a contraction, it's “das”; for a num, it's “dos”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “das” entry
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