# dash vs dat

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### dash
*noun · IPA /ˈdæʃ/ · frequency rank #21,982*
travessão, hífen

### dat
*pronoun · IPA [dɑt] · frequency rank #49,908*
aquele; pronome neutro que se refere a algo ou alguém distante de quem fala

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/dash-vs-dat